<p>Yeah, but I am getting worried about AP Exams. I heard at Gamedev.net, if you get less than 5 on exam, you shouldn't submit it to MIT, because it makes you look like you don't know what you are doing. Is this true?</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it. Just do the best you can. My AP exam scores were one 3, two 4s, and one 5. I submitted all of them and I still got in. Don't start to worry about college until next year at the earliest.</p>
<p>I didn't report any AP scores, and I got in. They just knew I took the classes...</p>
<p>Don't really worry too much about it as a sophomore. Start thinking about college next year and relax right now. You'll be stressed out enough by the end of this! Make sure you do your best your junior and senior years. Be sure to focus on your EC's. They really like the depth of your involvement rather than just naming a ton. </p>
<p>I don't know what to say about the boarding school question. I'm sure it changes year to year though. Best of luck!</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure MIT doesn't have any form of quotas or restrictions on students from boarding schools (i'm assuming yours is a magnet school of some sort?) i know one school in particular that has a frighteningly large number of students here, many of whom are friends of mine.</p>
<p>I don't think they care too much about a low score or two. So far I have a 3 (AP CS) and a 5 (AP Physics B), and I got in. They probably realize that your score on the test is dependent not just on <em>you</em>, but on the quality of your teacher, and the quality of that year (i.e., I missed 7 weeks of school that year. APCS was my "elective", so obviously it was the class that suffered most, but the AP score doesn't reflect that).</p>
<p>My only AP scores when I applied were a 4 in AB Calc and a 2 in US History. And I wrote them both down on my application. Seriously, the scores don't matter <em>at all</em> (though you could get kicked out for lying about them on your app). They won't even expect to get official verification ("reported scores") till after your senior year.</p>
<p>Is not mentioning, say, that 2 you made in AP Whatever (I didn't, but just for example) considered lying? And would an applicant be better off mentioning a 2 on exam, or just not mentioning it at all?</p>
<p>When I applied, AP scores were listed in the optional section (along with things like AMC/AIME). IMO, list your scores no matter what you got. However, if it's optional, the choice is up to you. Do whatever's comfortable. They want to know you as a person, and although your choice says something about you there's no way for them to know if you chose not to tell them or if you just didn't take the test.. at least not until you're admitted, and then it's too late for them to change their minds. I think my AP scores might have helped me because they made me look like a real person, able to admit to occasional failure, seeing as just about everything else was inflated and unrealistic ^_~</p>
<p>The main point is AP scores count for practically nothing, so just do what you feel. Really.</p>
<p>Well, lets say that someone I know is a sophomore, who got straight A's as a freshmen, but slipped sophomore year, and gets a all A's, and perhaps a B in French and maybe B in English. Lets say this person does some really cool EC's. Lets say that this person is confused, because although he is good at all sorts of math, like taking advanced math courses, but doesn't do very well at math competitons as well. Lets say this persons passion is computer programming, and lets say this person is really good at Model UN, and won the South East USA's most prestigious things. Lets say this person really enjoys Model UN, but really likes Math and Computer Science. Lets say this person has about a 1410 SAT, and got into the North Carolina School Of Science and Mathematics, where the Model UN sucks, but this person can take the proper math courses, not repeat Calculus AP, but if he leaves, he will lose his current schools amazing school's MUN team, and all his friends. Lets say this person REALLY wants to go to MIT, but has come to realize that it isn't the end of the world. Lets say this person is scared by these people at CC who are super geniuses, and is not sure how he stands against kids his own age. Lets say this person is not sure what to do... so he needs some good advice. Lets say this person "won't jsut listen to his heart" because he doesn't exactly know what he wants. What do you think person should do?</p>