How much do AP Scores matter?

<p>honestly, you will be fine. I've already gotten into college (some pretty good ones at that) and my AP scores were only average. What matters most is your essays and extracurriculars, and recommendations don't hurt. Like so many people have said on this thread, AP scores are primarily for placement, not admissions. SATs are worth far more.</p>

<p>say, what if you get a B in your class, but a 5 on the AP?</p>

<p>What if you get 5's on 10 or 11 APs before senior year?</p>

<p>^Haha, I sure know how to come in and sound like a real dirtbag :D</p>

<p>The 5 and the B will show (besides how well you know the material) that either you are a slacker or have a really hard school/AP class. Colleges will figure out how difficult a particular class is with your school's profile report.</p>

<p>Would the colleges cry "grade inflation" if you had A's in the courses, but consistently had 3's on your AP's?</p>

<p>^ If you didn't do well on any of the APs you took, but did well in all the classes, they might assume that you are simply a bad test-taker. I mean, it's kind of rare that every one of your classes was subject to grade inflation. However, if you did poorly on a particular exam, but did fine on the rest, they would most likely assume that your grades in that particular class were inflated.</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore, took AP Euro and got a 5 but only got a 3 on AP Latin Lit. It's my last year of Latin (I take Spanish and Latin, which next year will be Spanish and Chinese), so will colleges particularly care if I got a 3 on the AP?</p>

<p>I kind of doubt that a four "won't look great" to the top UCs.</p>

<p>since we can choose which ones we want colleges to see, does that mean that collegeboard won't send the ones that we dont want to show in the official report?</p>

<p>Someone asked about a 5 and a B, but what about a 4 and an A? Will that hurt me?</p>

<p>won't hurt</p>

<p>Thanks, it was my only four, so I was a little worried.</p>

<p>does anyone know - for the UCs, do you just send your AP scores after you get admitted</p>

<p>If you have an A in one class and a B in another, but you worked your ass off in the first class to get that A, and got 2 3s on both AP tests... are my chances at Yale pretty much gone? </p>

<p>yeah. I think so huh.</p>

<p>If other kids from your class didn't do any better than you did in the class, ** AND** are also applying to Yale, then that B won't seem so bad. I just wouldn't submit your AP scores when you apply. I am under the impression that most applicants don't send AP scores unless they have a spotless AP record, and are counting on their ridiculously strong academic record to get them in.</p>

<p>Would sending those AP grades have a huge effect in admissions though ? ( I don't want to withhold anything to make it seem as though I did worse than I really did by taking 2 AP exams and not reporting them. I honestly don't want the adcoms to think there was grade inflation because of my low AP score and high class grade ( in reference to the 1st class) , because that is simply not the case. Nevertheless, I appreciate your input Fhimas88888888</p>

<p>I got a 5 in Calculus BC but a 4 on the Calculus AB Subscore. I took the Calculus AB test last year and got a 5. Is that subscore grade going to look bad? I'm trying to apply to top-tier schools like MIT and Stanford. Do colleges even see the subscore grade when I apply for admissions?</p>

<p>I got a 3 in biology and a 670 on the SAT II Bio.</p>

<p>I'm going for pre-med....will colleges look down upon this? I'm really kindof worried. I'm gonna apply to UPitt, so it's not that prestigiuos and doesn't require SATIIS, but can it hurt my chances of getting in or getting a scholarship? My GPA and ACTs are really good.</p>

<p>do you have to report all aps? i did really well on my aps until last spring when I had already been ap scholar w/ distinction and in college. then i kinda tanked the my senior year aps.</p>

<p>If APs aren't required (Are they EVER required?), you don't have to show the colleges any of them. College Board will send what you want sent. If you want to "erase" certain scores, I don't know what they do. Sorry.</p>