Reporting AP scores on UC transfer application

I took an AP Exam in 2016, in which I scored a 2. An admissions officer for UC told me I should still report the low score anyway. Why should I report if it won’t even count? Can I just not report it and pretend it doesn’t exist? If I report the score, then it means I have to send it if I get an offer of admission in 2020, during which at that time, my score will likely be archived, which means I can no longer send it online.

If you don’t have any others you want to report you don’t need to send it in.

So if I scored low, I don’t have to self report it?

If you report any (say you have a 3), all will get sen, so report it. However, if there are no AP scores to be used you do not have to report it.