<p>Since AP scores are self-reported on many college applications, does it really matter a lot in college admissions? Do AP scores affect college admissions decisions at all?</p>
<p>Oh yes, extremely. AP Scores and the number of AP Classes taken are a major factor in college decision. If you take basic classes in high school and you have a 4.0 GPA that doesnt count for ****. APs are very important. You usually want 3-4 for a good school and 7-8 for an Ivy League. Also, average at least a 3 for a good school on the AP Tests and 4.5 for ivy league (half 4s, half 5s)</p>
<p>That is retarded. My school only lets us take a maximum of 3 APs Junior and 3 APs senior year. So far I only have 1 AP, and I will take 3 more next year. So does that mean I can't possibly get into a really good school?</p>
<p>If your school limits the number of AP's you can take, that should be noted on your school profile and your secondary school information sheet. The AdCom's consider what courses you have taken against what is avaliable to you - if your school limits APs, you won't be penalized for only having taken what the school allows (of course, if you go out on your own and self-study or take a college class, it will look even better!)</p>
<p>Should we be having collegeboard send AP scores to the schools we're applying to?</p>
<p>Nope, no college that I know of requires an official AP score report for the admissions process. The only time you send in an official report is after you decide to attend a certain school. For admissions, your application will ask you to list your AP scores, so you can selectively write/omit your scores.</p>
<p>But colleges will see on your high school transcript that you took an AP course, and will want to know what the score is.</p>
<p>You have the option of simply adding them onto your application under "Additional Information" or something. Plus, Harvard and MIT, among other schools, specifically ask for AP scores.</p>
<p>They ARE becoming more important because - since they represent the equivalent of freshman year college courses - they should supposedly predict how you would do at college better than any other standardized test.</p>