<p>Snack, was that first one American Indian?</p>
<p>what a silly question, everyone knows there are no real american indians left :)</p>
<p>Then I had better find some way to affiliate myself with a tribe before November 1st. :D</p>
<p>Nope. Although affirmative action was involved.</p>
<p>What about SAT II scores? I suppose, then 700+ is fine, right?</p>
<p>tux, universities will not use AP scores during admission. I've got proof from Stanford and Harvard and CMU and other colleges so ... feel free to argue. AP exams are used to gain credit ONCE you are accepted and decide to enter.</p>
<p>^^^Yeah but won't it help if you have fours and fives on AP exams. Like if you say that you have passion for english or writing. Having fours or fives on your AP Lit or AP Lang can tell colleges that you can do well on a college-level english exam with a writing prompt. On the other hand, ones and twos on a language arts exam won't hurt or help your case. Good (4's and 5's)AP scores are like a cherry on top of an ice cream; they are certainly not necessary but do help. Why else do top colleges have a section to report AP exams on their apps? If they have nothing to do with admissions why ask us to report them?</p>
<p>A string of 5's will impress the reader, and a string of 1's and 2's will leave them unimpressed. While it has no official value, AP scores are certainly a part of the application.</p>
<p>As for the question about 700+'s on the SAT2's....a low 700 score is fine, but it won't do much to impress the reader. But really, there's no difference between a 700-760, but a string of 770+'s, or better yet, all 800's, will give you a boost.</p>
<p>I just hope this chem rescore works out for the better. Then, I'll have some fairly decent scores.</p>
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tux, universities will not use AP scores during admission. I've got proof from Stanford and Harvard and CMU and other colleges so ... feel free to argue. AP exams are used to gain credit ONCE you are accepted and decide to enter.
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as s snack indicates, this is incorrect. Their primary purpose is to gain credits after you matriculate, sure. But a secondary purpose - and a very useful one - is to prove your mastery of the material of standard college-prep or college-level classes, on a nationally standardized exam. I personally had a very large set of AP scores, which I believe were quite influential in my application, since my whole pitch was based on "don't mind those grades behind the curtain". AP scores proved that I did, in fact, learn the material very well.</p>
<p>I currently have 700s on two of SAT IIs and one high 600. If I do well on my APs and the SAT (October), then will I have covered the SAT IIs pretty well.</p>
<p>Nevermind. I've been getting some positive reviews from ****************.</p>
<p>About the earlier posts that disregard the impact of APs in admissions:</p>
<p>Having a high number of AP classes and doing well in them is perhaps the single best indication that an admissions office could have that a student is (a) willing to seek curricular challenge and (b) capable of doing well against a standardized curriculum. Especially if you come from a school with a great deal of grade inflation (e.g., I graduated with a 4.96/4.00 GPA in high school) or where the quality of education is in doubt the AP classes are a good thing because adreps have a good idea just how hard those tests are.</p>
<p>And don't think that a 1 or a 2 isn't going to hurt you.</p>
<p>my buddy got in with a 1060</p>
<p>^edit his name's vesal</p>
<p>Why do you feel the need to constantly and randomly harrass me at every opportunity? Insecurity?</p>
<p>I agree that AP COURSES taken are important in admission process, but many schools do not offer AP. All schools in Canada offer AP only in senior years. I believe that universities will disregard your AP scores during admission and would only consider courses taken. </p>
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<p>We only use IB/AP test results to place you into classes after you have enrolled at Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>We do not use your IB/AP test results in the admission process, though we do pay close attention to your curriculum and grades.</p>
<h2>Best regards from Carnegie Mellon's Office of Admission.</h2>
<p>Thank you for your message. Neither AP scores nor IB scores are required for admission, so not having written your IB exams will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Office of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<h2>Columbia University in the City of New York</h2>
<p>AP scores are not used as a determining factor in the admission process.
We have no preference at all between AP courses or the International Baccalaureate program, and find each to be equally strong and challenging assuming you apply yourself with energy and enthusiasm.</p>
<p>Best wishes,</p>
<h2>The Stanford University Office of Undergraduate Admission</h2>
<p>Trying to search through my messy inbox for some other email...</p>
<p>Through these email, I discovered that it is not the scores that truly matter; it's the courses taken that matter.</p>
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Dear Sabeeh:</p>
<p>Thank you for your interest in Columbia University. We will see the AP
scores you've earned prior to senior year. We do not keep the averages
for the SAT subject tests because they fluctuate so much from test to
test. We do notice what your percentile rank is on a given test day.</p>
<p>Best
David
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<p>I aksed them only for their testing policy. I did not ask Columbia for their policy on AP tests. He mentioned that solely on his own, which means that they do play some role in admissions.</p>
<p>I think you have to use common sense to some extent. Two identical people - 1 with AP/IB scores, 1 without. Who would be better off?</p>
<p>peopel can get in with below a 15000 like 3 or 4 peeps...there is no cut-off</p>
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peopel can get in with below a 15000 like 3 or 4 peeps...there is no cut-off
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<p>Actually, I don't think anyone can get in with a 15000. No one cane have that high of a score, hahah!</p>