How important are AP's in the whole application process?

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<p>If you have almost a perfect application in junior year but first time you took AP's you don't pass, how much will it affect you</p>

<p>I'm going to be a senior next year</p>

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<p>Here’s what I say in my guide:</p>

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<p>won’t make a difference - ap scores on your applications are all self-reported, so you can choose NOT to tell the colleges you apply to until you decide on the college you’ll attend (and then you’ll send them your score report by filling out the college portion of the AP mult. choice sheet so college board will send them something official) </p>

<p>If you took AP classes and are retaking them… now that might be an issue, but not if you’re planning on just retaking AP tests.</p>

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<p>so i can choose not to send any of my junior year scores? even when i apply to colleges?</p>

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<p>^You can choose to do so, but as Silverturtle mentioned in his/her guide, colleges may wonder why you don’t have a test grade for an AP class (provided your junior year scores are scores for AP tests in the subjects of the AP classes you took at school).</p>

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<p>I’ve received fives on all AP exams I’ve taken thus far (five of them). Would this strengthen my UC application? I received a B in one semester in one of these classes, would UC’s take into consideration the 5 to balance out the B? I attend a top public school known for being highly competitive, if that’s of any use.</p>

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<p>AP test scores hold essentially no weight in an admissions process. The fact that you have taken AP classes, however, will give your course rigor a considerable boost. You might as well send the scores though. I mean, a 2 or a 5 on an AP test isn’t going to make or break your application but colleges like to see you’ve taken them.</p>

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<p>It appears that some believe that ap scores have no weigth, while others believe it to have some weight. I’m just wondering why colleges even have a section for reporting ap scores if they don’t hold any weight. If they hold no weight, why not just remove reporting ap scores until after the Admissions process has been decided?</p>

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<p>The rule with APs is that high scores don’t really help your chances, but low scores can hurt them. The same really goes for GPA, and for all but the highest SATs. It’s really your essay and your ECs that will make much of the difference.</p>

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<h1>From Harvard college website.</h1>

<p>Which SAT Subject Tests should students take?</p>

<h1>To satisfy our application requirements, applicants must take two SAT Subject Tests. Students should not submit two Subject Tests in mathematics to meet this requirement. Candidates whose first language is not English should ordinarily not use a Subject Test in their first language to meet the two Subject Tests requirement. . Applicants may wish to convey the breadth of their academic interests by taking tests in different subjects. All students are encouraged to submit additional Subject Tests (which may include one in a student’s first language), Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test results, or any other evidence of the breadth and depth of their academic accomplishments. </h1>

<p>look at it in another way… when all else are equal colleges could favorably look at a student with better AP scores as AP scores (not the original intent) and SAT II scores (more so) are used to validate your school grades.</p>

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<p>if you didn’t horribly on your AP’s in junior year, but did amazingly senior year. What would that do for you?</p>

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<p>^ Senior AP scores some out after admissions decisions.</p>

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<p>“come out”*</p>

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<p>If my school does not offer AP courses, but I took exams for the corresponding subjects, what would this mean for me?</p>

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<p>If the scores are good, it will show ambition and ability. If the scores are bad, just don’t report them.</p>

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<p>Thanks, silverturtle.</p>

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<p>But, it’s recommended that you report your AP score if you did in fact take the class right? (no matter how bad the score?)</p>

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<p>^ No, I would hide a 1 or 2. There’s never a reason to report a 1.</p>