Okay, so I'm asking for a friend..

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<p>I posted this in the Dartmouth forum, but I figured Dartmouth and Stanford and other elite universities have similar edumacation, so I figured why not.</p>

<p>Anyways,
He's kinda upset that all the AP scores throughout his high school career were 3s and 4s.
He took like 8 APs all together.</p>

<p>Although he's got a 2280 SAT, rank 2, and AIME qualifier, and PSAT of 219, he's afraid that he won't be doing well at Dartmouth (the school he'll be going to) because of his abysmal AP scores.</p>

<p>He expected 4s and 5s, not 3s and 4s..but he claims that he wasn't motivated in high school and he barely took things to heart, scraped As and A-s.</p>

<p>Is this a viable concern? Will he do well at elite universities? He's scared he might not be up to par with the students there who easily got 5s on their AP exams.</p>

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<p>He’s *****ed for the rest of his life…</p>

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<p>My dad was a monster in high school, killing everyone and easily was valedictorian. He went to Princeton and EVERY SINGLE PERSON there was like that. It’s quite humbling…for everyone.</p>

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<p>Yeah, dude. I agree with thrill3rnit3. Because of his low AP scores, he is done for. I recommend your friend not even apply for a job, because of those marks of mediocrity on his resume. It was obviously a fluke that Dartmouth accepted him in the first place :/</p>

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<p>^Awesomee. Now can you say that again without sarcasm?</p>

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<p>I had really good SATs, great grades, and terrible APs. Like almost all 3s and 4s. My first year GPA at Brown is close to a 3.75 and I took decently hard classes. He should be fine, don’t sweat it. My only advice is to study for science and math classes daily, they can be a lot to handle if you try and cram too much. Papers on the other hand can be written, and written well, a few days before they are due. Also take really good notes in class, helps a lot.</p>

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<p>John117: I would not worry about it too much. 4’s (and even 3’s) show that he is capable of doing well in first year courses. Also, AP’s are only tests; they do not take into consideration other things that factor into one’s grade in a college course (assignments, extra credit, and such). I think he will be perfectly fine.</p>