<p>I got a 3 on my AP Euro test. Should I report this score to top schools? I got an A- in the class, a seriously challenging one. Does it look worse to not report a score at all, or to report a lowish score? I didn't take any others, so I don't have other scores to report.</p>
<p>no, looks like your school is pretty easy in comparison to others. You can say it as as challenging as you want. The facts speak for themselves.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on my AP French test with an A in the class. </p>
<p>Uhm. My high school is challenging but its focus is not on language.</p>
<p>I'll hijack this thread. I have taken six AP exams. Won't colleges wonder where the score for that one class is if I report the other five AP exams I took.</p>
<p>They will assume you didn't take the test. If you have 5 other good scores, then your school is challenging; the OP gets an A- in a class, a 3 on the exam, and calls it a seriously challenging class. Then what do you call a class that prepares you for a 5?</p>
<p>don't report anything that isn't a 5....if you want i guess you can also do some 4s...but i advise not to report any at all...</p>
<p>This depends on what schools you're applying to. Many schools give credit for 3's, or at least they will let you use a 3 to opt out of taking a class. Check the AP credit policy for each school, though I must warn you it's usually hard to find on their websites. I would think it would look suspicious to have 1 AP class and no AP tests, but that's just my opinion.</p>
<p>My school doesn't allow AP classes prior to senior year.</p>
<p>I self-studied English Language and got a 4. Actually, I just showed up for the test with absolutely no studying, etc. Should I put the 4 down for top schools (Yale = first choice). I didn't take a class, so it wouldn't affect me if I did not put it. Would it show initiative if I did?</p>
<p>Colleges see that you took the test, even if you don't report the score. I took the AP Euro test last year and got a 3 as well (after getting an A in the class). This year I got 4s and 5s on my exams. But I will still report the score, because A 3 IS PASSING. If you don't report it, they will assume you got a 1 or 2. My brother got 3s on a few exams and still got into Berkeley, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. AP Euro is supposed to be one of the hardest AP classes. Colleges know that, but they would much rather see your score than no score at all.</p>
<p>Optimization-my last post applies to you as well. Colleges see that you took the test, they just don't see the score if you cancel it. A four is considered very good, even by IL standards. Report it! A 4 on any AP test will help you in admissions.</p>
<p>Most "top" colleges will only give Advance Placement credit for AP scores of 4 or higher. Fyi, If you request an AP score be sent to a college after you have taken the test,[ let's say your a Jr when you take an AP test, and you decide in your Sr year to apply to a college that wasn't on your list of schools that would receive the test results initially], then the Collegeboard will send all your AP scores to that college.</p>
<p>What about getting a 2 in from the AP people on your AP Studio Art Porfolio, after getting an A+ in the class (and the very experienced teacher thinking you'd get 5)?</p>
<p>If the reason turns out to be that something was missing (I guess we can't find out until Sept.), how do you handle that?</p>
<p>Thanks. I'll report it.</p>
<p>I think you should wait until September. You won't be submitting completed applications at that time, so you'd probably be fine. If you deserve a higher score, and only received that because something was missing, wait until it is fixed. If it is not fixed by December, I'd say don't report it or explain it.</p>
<p>vc08, colleges will not see your test score if you don't report it AND you withhold the score (through collegeboard)</p>
<p>You don't need to send AP until you get accepted. THey'll never know unless your school puts it on your transcript.</p>
<p>The fact that you took an AP is a plus, so I don't see the point of not reporting it.</p>
<p>Not taking the test, same as not reporting could be an issue, I've seen it discuss at several college admission books.</p>
<p>Oh, well I was told by the collegeboard last year that they would see the date you took the test, just not the score. Either way, it will still look bad if you only took the class but not the test. The test is kinda the whole point behind taking the class. That gives them a fair way of evaluating candidates on an equal level, because transcript grades at some schools are not what they are at others. If you don't report a score, they'll wonder why you didn't take it (and probably assume you didn't pass, which would be worse than a 3).</p>
<p>Yeah I agree with you two that definitely not taking the test would be bad. But I have a question. I go to a boarding school that offers classes that are similar to AP courses, but we don't call them "AP " this or whatever. It's hard to explain, but the counselors will label certain classes, like Calculus I and Calc II to give them our state's AP grading. . But, that's just bc. my school operates on a college schedule with actual college courses. Thus, the teachers don't really teach to the AP curriculum, and the school even discourages taking the AP tests. Thus, does it really matter if i don't report a 3?</p>
<p>If the class is not labled 'AP' and you are absolutely sure that it isn't considered one, then I don't see why it would matter. Personally, I would still report it, because it still shows that you would be qualified in a college course. But it is your grade, so as long as it isn't an official AP course, I'd just do whatever you want with it.</p>
<p>See, none of the courses are "official" ap courses. It's optional to take it, and our school really doesn't believe that AP courses do a great job of covering what a real college intro course is like. Granted, my psych grade(which was a 3), was counted as "AP". But, it was only a 2nd semester course, and it met once a week for 10 weeks. So, the AP test was basically a self - study of psych.</p>