How much does self studying AP exams really help in terms of admission?

<p>I studied for the AP Psych exam to get a intro of the subject and got a 5. Had honors chem and took the AP exam too.</p>

<p>Probably not as beneficial when its 2 self studies out of 13 total APs. Still shows some initiative I guess</p>

<p>What do adcoms think when they see your AP scores on your transcript w/ no course to go with it?</p>

<p>They don’t give it a second thought…</p>

<p>Really? In the AP forums theres a 1000 post sticky about it, but Im looking for a more objective take on it here even though it’s not spoken of much.</p>

<p>It may boost your application a little bit, if at all, but it certainly won’t give you an acceptance.</p>