<p>So, my school doesn't offer Math or Science APs...and so I self-studied two Math APs, BC Calc and Stats.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on both.</p>
<p>I also self-studied US History. I also got a 3.</p>
<p>Should I even report these? Do I have to?</p>
<p>AP’s are like awards. You can list the ones you want on your resume’. They are not asked for in the application so you don’t have to report them. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t report 3’s.</p>
<p>You can put in the Optional Essay that your school doesn’t offer Math or Science APs and you self studied two APs, I think.</p>
<p>I think You don’t have to mention that you took the test or the test scores.</p>
<p>good luck</p>
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<p>That’s just like shooting yourself in the foot. Inevitably they will wonder why the scores were not reported…was it because it was bad? ;)</p>
<p>I would say just leave it out if you don’t feel comfortable writing it in (3s are not bad scores, but they’re not scores that will make a difference on your app either). After all, in the absence of a required AP transcript, no one will really know whether you took the exams.</p>
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<p>Sorry ansar, I was just trying to help :o</p>
<p>oasis,
You made me :o</p>
<p>I think you should report them… it’s not like it’s 1’s or 2’s and it’s self-studied. </p>
<p>I think they have an area to “list AP exams taken” or something like that</p>
<p>It couldn’t hurt you, especially if it was self-studied. 3’s aren’t too bad either, at least not for most people.</p>
<p>I would be much more impressed by your self-studied AP’s, than by legitimate 4’s where you actually took a solid course in it.</p>
<p>Where in the MIT application do you mention a self studied course that you have not taken the exam on? </p>
<p>I want to self study an AP this year, but don’t know where to put it in the MIT app</p>
<p>raincoat, I think you’d just have to tell them in the additional information section</p>
<p>You can send in anything else you want, as MIT typically will look at whatever you send. My son sent in a three-page addendum - not really a resume - listing awards, accomplishments, etc. which couldn’t be fit into the application.</p>
<p>^ But I heard MIT does not like to receive research papers. Did you directly mail in a 3 page addendum/resume? Did your son get accepted?</p>
<p>It’s not that MIT doesn’t like to receive full research papers, it’s that sending an abstract and/or an essay about the research is usually more useful for them, as they generally won’t be able to evaluate the scientific merit of the paper.</p>
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