I read that someone put that they received straight 5’s on all their AP exams on their common app and did not report their AP scores (send AP scores from collegeboard to the college)- (which they got a score of 3 in physics 2) and got into ivy league… How is this possible?
this is called gossip.
dont believe everything that you read…
Even if its true (which as noted, its likely not), what benefit is it to you? Would you use it as a justification to falsify your own app?
@saillakeerie No because I’m not morally corrupt. I was just wondering how such thing is possible because it is ridiculous. How would admission officers not find out
Well isn’t it also possible that it didn’t happen?
@saillakeerie lol sure ya
Not morally corrupt? Didn’t you start a thread asking about sending all SAT scores and ask in it if a school would know if an applicant complied with the school’s requirement to send all SAT scores?
@saillakeerie Ya I confidently say that I am NOT morally corrupt. Did I ever say that I am planning to do that? Same as here, I was curious if what he said was really true since he keep insisting that I take the SAT multiple times. Why does that bother you in the first place
First, guidence counselors (GC) have information about what scores students achieved. The high schools include their school averages (on AP tests and on SATs/ACTs and SAT2s) in their “School profiles”. Usually in their letter to the schools a guidence counselor would comment about the scores of a student who earned all 5’s. A red flag would be triggered by a student reporting that they had all 5’s but whose GC mentions nothing.
A student is risking immediately revocation of any acceptance if he or she claims all 5’s but does not have them. If they are used as a credential during the application process, the student would have to have the College Board submit the formal report. A discrepancy between the stated scores and actual scores would prompt revocation of the offer or, if the student is enrolled, expulsion.
@lostaccount Right. I thought the same thing, the school counsellor would definitely know. Looks like it’s just a gossip as someone said above. Thank you for the response!
In addition, AP scores are only used as a measure of curriculum rigor (IE., an A should result in a 4-5 score, not 1-2; exceptions are made when it’s a statewide problem and the A in AP does indicate a top student for that state.) you could take a class and zero test, it’s count the same. (the difference is if you expected to ask for credits. The more elite the school, the fewer credits you transfer anyway.)
The counselor will report everything so a student doing that would risk getting rescinded -and each year, that happens - for doing something colossally stupid and that means nothing to adcoms.
AP scores aren’t mandatory because what matters to the college isn’t the test, but the classes indicating you had a comparable background to other applicants. In addition, AP 's need to be carefully chosen or you’ll be considered an AP junkie (like those who take 5 or 6 AP 's junior and senior year… ) your junior and senior schedule should highlight your strengths. If your strengths lie in several fields it’s fine too - just don’t apply the 'everything but the kitchen sink ’ approach to AP’s. And while you can get in without AP English language, it’s a good idea to take that class.
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