<p>I got 3's and 4's on all my 6 APs...am I screwed? I really didn't take them seriously, as I thought they don't affect college decisions...</p>
<p>Those are perfectly respectable scores, albeit not particularly impressive to the tippy-top tier of schools. Where are you looking?</p>
<p>Considering their main purpose is to offer college credit, as long as you have gotten respectable grades (B’s and up) in these classes, you should not worry.</p>
<p>colleges dont use AP scores for admission. they care way more about the grade you got in the class. this is not the case for schools in the UK</p>
<p>The colleges I’m applying to are Caltech, MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Cornell…I got As in everything (except a B in AP Physics and AP Stats for the second semester).</p>
<p>I’m rank 4. SAT is a 2250. Math lv 2 is 790 and Physics SAT2 is 720.</p>
<p>I can’t believe I got such low AP scores…not even a 5.
Can I just state that I’m an AP Scholar with Honors and not report my AP scores?</p>
<p>I think Stanford says you are not required to submit AP scores at all. do whatever you want because they are not required</p>
<p>i wouldnt send them. but its ur choice… go with ur gut.</p>
<p>ok…bump?</p>
<p>AP scores are self-reported on college applications, official score reports are only sent to the school where you matriculate. The one exception I’ve seen to this is NYU, which recently added an option of submitting AP scores (and official reports) for their testing requirement. </p>
<p>That said, IMO, AP scores are likely considered, however, not to the level of other standardized tests. I think that they are particularly useful in evaluating your grades in those AP classes; since AP classes vary considerably within and between HSs, your test score provides information about whether or not you mastered the content that was supposed to have been taught. </p>
<p>Others will disagree with this assessment, I haven’t heard an adcom’s view. Maybe you should ask on the MIT subforum, as there are adcms active there.</p>
<p>^ OP triple-posted this in the MIT, Caltech, and College Admissions forums.</p>
<p>There’s an AP FAQ floating around somewhere. I’m feeling lazy right now, but you should find it. The gist is, colleges expect to see AP scores from AP classes that you’ve taken.</p>
<p>Dude, AP scores really don’t matter in college admissions. And a 4 on an AP test is usually acceptable at any school (even ivy league schools). 3 might even be ok, but you should check, usually schools have a page on their site that explains what scores they will and won’t accept.</p>
<p>My schools doesn’t really have a lot of APs, but last year juniors could take AP US. A lot of top students (like the girl who will probably be the valedictorian and another person who was accepted to Wharton as an undergraduate) got 4s on the test. At the same time, a lot of average students got 5s. So, don’t fret over a 4.</p>