I know that colleges (specifically Georgia Tech) often check the extracurriculars, courses taken, awards, etc. into account to see if it aligns with the given students major. I am applying for college under the psychology major, but I took AP Psychology online because it got filled up at my school. I also canceled my AP Exam score for it because I tossed my cookies during the exam. How will this reflect on my application? Most of my extracurriculars and awards/volunteering have fallen into the behavioral science/psychology field because it is truly something that interests me. I would hate for that interest to be downplayed because of an exam abnormality or class issues. Any replies would help a lot.
I actually think that the majority of colleges don’t do this, but Georgia Tech is a notable exception because you are applying for a specific major there and it’s far harder to change your major than it is at most schools. But even then, it’s a holistic review. You still took AP Psychology, regardless of where you took it, and you can easily explain why you canceled your exam scores. Don’t worry about this.
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