<p>How important are APs in Cornell admissions? Particularly for CAS? I'll be taking three in May but I know I'm going to bomb one of them...Are they just supplementary or are they expected? Thanks!</p>
<p>I got in without any AP tests at all, but that's only because my school doesn't offer any (besides AP Hisotry, which i did take) until senior year. I think it's kinda dumb, and now I'm in five for my senior year. Go figure.</p>
<p>I'd say that it isn't required, but doing well on some tests sure helps. If you take them, I'd say they'd like to see a 3 or better in each, just to prove you can handle the material. If you had a horrible teacher or just have no clue what you're doing in one of the classes, I'd say you shouldn't take that test.</p>
<p>i got in to CAS and didn't take any APs either, granted my school doesn't offer any. i suppose i could have taken them outside of school...my school DOES offer IB BUT it was experimental (they began the program with my year) and lots of things are going wrong with it so i am glad i didn't take it.</p>
<p>I took 3 AP's my Junior year and i'm taking 7 right now and i think it helped me a lot in getting into Arts and Sciences, espically because i got all 5's on the three i took junior year. if your school offers AP classes it is expected that you take them.</p>
<p>I'm taking three this year, more than anyone else in my class. It's just that I know I'm going to do poorly on AP Physics B because my teacher is an idiot who can't convey information (coupled with the fact that science is my weakest point). It looks good that I'm pushing myself right?</p>
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<p>Cornell, like most schools, wants you to take AP classes - and, if you can, you should sit for the exam. If you do well on several exams, you can become an AP Scholar, which will look very nice on your resume. </p>
<p>Taking the exams isn't absolutely necessary, of course. The main things that Cornell is looking at are your grades and essays. But if you do well on the AP Exams, then that is an added bonus. </p>
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<p>I really wouldn't worry all that much. AP Exams are usually graded on a ridiculously easy curve. You might want to consider sitting for the exam. Who knows? You may end up doing pretty well. And if you don't, then you can always cancel your score.</p>
<p>Cornell expects you to be taking the hardest course schedule possible so that would include APs if you're school offers them. As for what you get on the AP test that's sort of irrelevant because A: you don't even have to tell them and B: A lot of AP classes aren't taught towards the AP exam necessarily (some of mine aren't) so it might not be your fault if you bomb an exam. If you do well in the AP class then that's what's important.</p>
<p>The most important thing is doing well within the bounds of your school cirriculum. If you go to a competitive school with a US system that offers many APs, you are expected to take them. If you live in Zimbabwae, you are not. Its all about opportunity. But if your school doesnt offer and yet you take a few, it will look good (initiative). APs are also good for getting exempt from some requirements. Its better to use those slots for something more interesting and specific toward your major(s).</p>
<p>True story: I took 7 APs half a decade ago, all 4s and 5s... ended up transferring.</p>
<p>I don't know why it's important, but I thought I'd share it with you guys. Stupid overachieving public school. My valedictorian took 12 or something absurd. Now she's a pothead MIT student. :-P</p>
<p>Take 'em though, they're a good challenge!</p>