<p>I know this is in the wrong forum, but more people view this one...</p>
<p>What's the deal with AP? Is it okay for you to take an AP Class and then not take the test? Will that look bad in the eyes of adcoms? And if you do take the test, does how well you do affect your admissions chances? I always heard it didn't, but now more and more I'm hearing it does. And if it does, what's a good score for HYPSM? Is a 4 okay?</p>
<p>I was told that you can report your score on your own choice(I'm NOT saying reporting a "your own choice" score, but if you have a low score, then just ignore it and not report it...)</p>
<p>I think you can report a score on your own choice. And if you're spending the extra time and effort to take the class why not take the test?</p>
<p>according to UC admission guide, they do look at performance in AP tests as a plus</p>
<p>bump
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<p>What if you'll be taking quite a few APs? Should you really take the test for each one? How many is a good number of tests to take?</p>
<p>Seriously, if you took the class, why shouldn't you take the AP?</p>
<p>Before deciding against taking an AP test it is very important that you check with your high school and make sure that taking the AP test is NOT a requirement for receiving the AP designation on your transcript. At my D's large public high school they remove the "AP" if you do not take the official test, no matter whether you did brilliantly in the class, got an A it or whatever. When my D opted not to take the test for senior AP English the college advisor recommended she call the college to which she had already been accepted ED2 and make sure that it was okay by them and that they understood she actually completed the AP class but did not receive the designation. They even suggested that my D make sure a note went into her college file to that effect to provide a paper trail. The college said "no problem." Her official transcript will only record 12th grade English. Other than lining the pockets of the College Board and boosting your GPA, AP Humanities courses are rarely used as they were intended, which is to get credit for college-level classwork. Most colleges require their own core humanities work anyway. So double-check w/your school. AP classes are often of dubious value, since these classes really teach to the test. AP English often means nothing more than a longer reading list, and consequently less time spent talking about the material; not a very effective way to deepen your understanding of literature. It would be better instead to have more honors classes, especially in the humanities and social sciences, which would allow teachers more creative freedom--quality as opposed to quantity. But then how would the College Board make $90 a pop?</p>
<p>Most better colleges make the students retake their humanitites courses (college will not be shortened and they collect their tuition) but some instate colleges do take them. My S's (a junior) high school does not offer Eng 11 nor 12 Honors so he had no choice but take AP Eng Com and Lit which took/will take a lot of his time that he could use for his other more interesting subjects (sciences and Math)...we are thinking of not letting the second S do it this way. The counselor advised against taking Eng 12 (reg) this fall as the colleges will look at this as slacking off in 12th grade. Any comments?</p>
<p>6 AP courses taken for me...ZIP ZERO AP Exams</p>