<p>From U.S., I will apply to UK schools, most of which are ranked top 3 to top 10 in the nation.</p>
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<li><p>If I will receive conditional acceptance, will my second semester's grades also be as important criteria to make my acceptance unconditional as my result of the next AP tests? If that's also an important factor, can a single B (and the rest are all A) in the second semester be harmful? </p></li>
<li><p>If I'm currently taking an AP class which is not so related to my major and I think I will get 4 instead of 5, can I not send my score of that class by cancelling that score? Can scores of AP tests whose subject is not related to my major be even considered in my admission?</p></li>
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<p>You will most likely be given your conditional acceptance conditional on what grades you get on your AP tests. It will be something like “we will accept you, if you get your H.S. Diploma and get at least two fives and one four on your AP tests”. I’m not saying that is what your offer will be, I am saying that is the kind of offer you might get. It is very very unlikely that they will ask for a specific high school GPA, instead they will ask for specific grades on AP tests. Because they know that AP tests are national standards that are the same for everyone, so these are fairer than high school GPA’s, which have different standards from school to school and even teacher to teacher. Don’t worry about “second semester grades”. DO worry about the scores on your AP tests.</p>
<p>Since you are applying to the top schools in the UK, you really should be applying for a subject or course (what we yanks call a “major”) that is related to the subjects you expect to get scores of “5” in on your AP test. The other subjects may well be considered, but most important are the subjects related to your intended field of study.</p>
<p>As I said, the conditional offer will probably be something like “you need two fives and a four at AP to be admitted”. So if you have, say, two fives and two fours, that’s perfectly okay. Or even two fives, a four, and a two. But they may indeed ask that you get 5’s in certain subjects related to the field you are applying for.</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer with significant details. I can definitely get 5 in the related area but cannot guarantee 5 in other areas. Also, my school doesn’t force me to take AP test even after taking the AP class. So, I may not take AP test of some unrelated areas, so that I can concentrate on studying for the AP test related to my major. The reason why I want not to take some AP tests is that three of the remaining tests are totally unrelated to my intended major (while only two tests are related), and that I have already taken eight AP tests and got 5 in most of them. However, I will take, at least, 3 AP tests this year, even if I will not take some.</p>
<p>If you do not think you will take the test in a particular AP, do not mention that AP on your application. If you do not take the test for an AP which you have said you are doing then your application could be deleted and any university offer made to you could be withdrawn, even if its in an unrelated subject.</p>
<p>Maybe at this point you should tell us what colleges/unis you are applying for, and for what subjects. If you are only applying to schools in the top 10 of the UK, only being able to score one “5” on an AP test may not be good enough.</p>
<p>The ‘top 10’ in the UK is an incredibly nebulous concept that usually involves at least 15-20 universities. </p>
<p>Don’t pay any attention to league tables - the mere fact that they vary so much (both between each other, and from year to year) should indicate to you that they’re not based on much in reality.</p>
<p>Real, OP already has 5’s in both Calcs and Physics C, along with Japanese and Stats, plus 4a in Chem and Comp Sci. Doing Bio and Physics B this year.</p>
<p>Boomting, I think it’s a sign that there are a bunch of good options ;-)</p>
<p>Sorry for my use of ambiguous word. I’m applying to ICL, UCL, U of Edinburgh, U of York, and Durham Uni. </p>
<p>I want to go to Bio course of these schools, but I don’t have 5 in AP Bio, which is requirement for these schools. I hope I will get 5 in the next AP test.</p>
<p>Yes, I really do think that to study Biology at one of these unis you are probably going to need a “5” on your AP Biology exam.</p>
<p>If you are not going to get that “5”, you are either going to need to settle for studying Biology somewhere much easier to get into than the places you have listed, or else choose a different subject than Biology.</p>
<p>With "5"s in Calcs, Physics, Japanese, and Stats what options should the OP be looking at? Mathematics? Physics? Japanese?</p>
<p>Try looking up medical physics on the UCAS course search.Some courses are named differently but will come up. The occasional medical sciences course will also take the OP’s subjects, eg Birmingham and most will with biology. However if biology is being taken this year it should be stated as result pending. In that case a conditional offer may be made for biology courses. Good luck.</p>