<p>Hi!
I am new to APs (and to this forum).
This is also my first AP. Self-studied. I got my score and am not very happy with it.</p>
<p>I am aiming for National w/ cumulative average of 5.
So my question is if I want to retake that AP. Then 1/ would the new score replace the old one?
As in:
Old score report:
Some Exam ___ Some Score</p>
<p>New score repot:
That same exam ___ Better (hopefully) Score</p>
<p>Or would it be like
New score report:
Exam A ___ Cancelled
Exam A # 2 ___ Better Score</p>
<p>So I guess what I mean is when I cancel the old score, would it says so on the score report?
And 2/ when I apply for colleges, would they know that I take Exam A twice?</p>
<p>And I am aiming for National with cumulative average of 5.
3/ So how is this calculated if I take Exam A twice?</p>
<p>Would it be:
8 exams total / accumulative score = 5 (hopefully)
or
9 exams total / accumulative score = Some score?</p>
<p>So what I am saying is will the score that I'll cancel (or more correctly replace) will still be account for?</p>
<p>I took the Calculus BC AP twice. Once when I had self taught calculus (got sick during AP time that year and got a 3) and once this year after taking the class (was bored 100% of the time). It just adds it like its a new AP exam; these instances don’t influence each other (colleges don’t care when awarding credit).</p>
<p>They do not take the better score or replace any scores. Essentially, any and all scores for any and all exams you take, regardless of whether or not they are retakes, will appear on your score report.</p>
<p>One can only logically assume that this means they would include all scores for the same exam in the calculation of your average score.</p>
<p>Let’s say your score report looks like this:
AP World History - 5
AP Biology - 1
AP Biology - 3
AP Biology - 5</p>
<p>If they took your best score for each subject, your average would be a 5. I doubt they do that. So in this case, your average is 3.5.</p>
<p>2) When applying, you generally self-report your AP exam scores. You can include and exclude whichever exams you want. However, if you want college credit for certain exams, you’ll have to send them a score report from College Board, which, as mentioned above, includes all instances of exam scores (including retakes). So yes, they will ultimately see that you retook the exam. The real question is, will they care? If you get a 2 the first time, then a 5, hopefully they will still grant you the credit that is warranted by the 5. I’m sure each college has their own independent policy on this matter, but I’ve never heard of them requiring a certain score on the first attempt.</p>
<p>In regard to calculating the avg score, could I cancel my score beforehand (I think I can do that at anytime), and then take it again, then the score that I canceled won’t be account for, right?
Since it’s permanently deleted from the CB record.</p>
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<p>Regarding the bold sentence, does this apply to the score report of the year that you take the will-be-cancel exam or applies to all score reports?
I am thinking it is the latter.
But that is okay to me too, as long as the canceled score won’t be account for in the avg score calculating process.</p>
<p>What was the score of your self-studied AP? You say your goal is National AP Scholar. If you are only a freshman, you should have plenty of time to make it (unless you are shooting for it by the end of your Junior year?)</p>
<p>I am not positive, but I think you have to cancel your scores shortly after you take the test, and before the scores are published. Otherwise wouldn’t everyone cancel their 1s and 2s?</p>
<p>Sure there is. You just need to wait until the end of the recorded menu. Eventually, they give you the option to speak to a live operator. I spoke to a live person 2 days ago.</p>
<p>@OP
LOL, then maybe you should email them. I already did for you because I am wondering myself too.
So based on what this says, you don’t need to worry because once you canceled, it won’t be in the equation for calculating your average accumulative score.
My advice to you would be cancel before you sign up to retake it since, as SeekingUni said:
They might know you’re trying to raise your average score.
Also what exam did you take and what score did you get? Maybe it’s not that bad. If you take enough classes until junior year and score 5s on all of them. I am sure it would make up for the score you get now.
I understand that you’re trying to “cover” up the score you get now with a better one, but I am kind of unsure if you can do that. Even though the email says so, you should call and ask a live person; I just don’t trust CB email support that much (probably because many times before, when I tried to ask them questions, I gott useless replies).
Hope this answers your questions and makes up for my stupid post.</p>