<p>People seem to have different opinions on this one.</p>
<p>I don’t know of any schools that use AP test scores in admission. Do you?</p>
<p>In a bizarre way, AP tests you take before your senior year can be evaluated. If you get tons of 5s, that’s definitely a boost. If you (and the rest of the kids in your school) get 3s and below – it reflects poorly on the ability of your school. That is something that’s useful for your file readers.</p>
<p>My son was told by AdCom of a highly selective school, that he didn’t really have to take SAT II’s because he did well in APs. He also started school as a “Freshman with Sophmore Standing”, thanks to his AP scores. The math works out pretty good also: 10 APs @ $950, vs Year of school @ $55,000. YMMV, but it was a win-win for the kid. Good luck.</p>
<p>AP scores don’t count in the application process, but you do benefit from them after you are admitted. Check each school to see their chart for number of credits/courses they will give you for each.</p>
<p>But colleges don’t look at them to see what scores you got in considering your admission? I mean, wouldn’t it look good if you got a few 5s rather than a few 3s?</p>
<p>AP scores don’t matter at all at our school. There are only 3 APs, have to be taken sr. year, so any test results aren’t available until well after admission results are in. Good thing, as our pass rate it 0! Yes, you read that correctly…:(</p>
<p>During the application process, you can self-report your AP exam results to the places that you apply to. Whether or not the institutions you apply to care about that is up to them. One supposes that some do.</p>
<p>However, you do not send official reports until you enroll, and then only if you want to receive advanced placement or credit for them.</p>
<p>I don’t know of any schools that ask for them for admissions purposes, so it’s up to you if you want to list them. If your scores are great, or if you can add “AP Scholar with Distincion” or “National AP Scholar” to your resume, I would certainly do so. If your scores aren’t anything to brag about, then you don’t have to list them.</p>