<p>How would the Ivies look upon it, if your school offered APs in: Statistics, Psychology, and Spanish Language in the classroom, but you took them all self-studied and did decent on them (4 or 5)? Also, what if they didn't offer US History AP (though it says they did in the school profile), but you still took the test and got like a 4 or 5 on it?</p>
<p>i dont see why it would make a difference... you still did the course (on your own - which i think is harder) and got a successful score.</p>
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<p>Wait, you took AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, and AP Psychology as a high school course and yet you self-studied for them? Do you mean that your teachers were too incompetant and you had to therefore do all the work yourself to get a high score on the AP Exam? </p>
<p>AP Exam scores don't really make a difference on the applications. Colleges are more interested in the fact that you took the AP courses offered at your school and did reasonably well in the class by receiving an A. </p>
<p>I think you're more concerned over the fact that you put effort into self-studying for the AP exams and that it won't be noted by colleges. Unless you somehow mention it in the application (how would one do that?), it really won't. If it's mentioned, which I think it should, then it's definitely impressive.</p>
<p>And speak with your school to remove AP US History from its school profile. That's just a mistake, right?</p>
<p>What I meant was...the school offered APs, but you took other courses instead (for what ever reason), and you took the AP exams, instead of the class.</p>
<p>I'm curious about this,too..because I'm kind of in the same situation, due to scheduling conflicts..</p>
<p>Oh, in that case, it's different. Throw everything I just said out the window. Defenstrate it. This is a different scenario. What were these other courses? Were they of comparable difficulty? </p>
<p>I think generally colleges will be merciless on you if your high offered AP courses and you neglected to take them. I'm not sure how colleges would approach this one though. You didn't take the AP courses but you took the tests. Why didn't you take the class by the way?</p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking this thread...but for me, it was due to scheduling conflicts and the fact that they didn't offer the subjects at an AP level, but they offered it at an Honors Level. Also, I'm graduating early, so I need to show the colleges that I can handle the work and that I'm motivated. </p>
<p>I think the OP probably had scheduling conflicts or he wanted to take other courses that were of interest to him.</p>
<p>Spanish, because I want to take Latin.</p>
<p>Psychology and Statistics, not worth it, if I can self-study, so I can take Choir.</p>
<p>US History, because only 4 people sign up (I was one of them), so they didn't make the class.</p>
<p>World History, because AP wasn't offered at our school.</p>
<p>Basically...are the Ivies going to see that I self-studied? And make the connection that I worked hard to earn a 4 or 5?</p>
<p>Ah, I understand now. Definitely mention the self-studying. And I think you should definitely take AP Spanish Language along with Latin, if possible. It's so much more difficult self-studying a language than it is for another course. You need someone guiding you with the correct pronounciation and stuff. I know because I'm doing it. :) It would help if your counselor mentions it a bit like "Ryan was so motivated that he opted to self-study Psychology just so he could participate in the school choir..." Definitely mention it somewhere. I'm not sure where but it should be noted. If colleges see this, you will be rewarded.</p>
<p>At my school they have a sticker with your AP grades that they put on your record, which is attached to your transcript. So if I take all these tests before senior year, so they see it when I apply EA/ED, it would be hard to miss all these stickers from AP courses, wouldn't it? Would I really have to have something said about it from a counselor? I mean I hate that, it sounds like an excuse.</p>
<p>Make sure you say why you couldn't take the classes. Or else they'd be like uhh this kid is trying to avoid work and is too independent or something.</p>