<p>Which has greater signaling strength?</p>
<p>Failing the course and getting a 1</p>
<p>acing the course and getting a five
It didn’t work out for me because I didn’t have room for an AP Class, so I just self-studied my way to a 5 lmao.</p>
<p>Acing the course. Most people who self-study don’t LEARN the material, they just cram in a bunch of memorized facts a few months/weeks before.</p>
<p>But do self-studied APs count for anything? APs aren’t really offered in my country (except at International schools), I did a couple myself and scored 5s, and a 4, and Ill be taking some more this year… It was fun, and I learned quite a lot, but I hoped they would at least help me somewhat in admissions…</p>
<p>Of course they count for something. Just don’t be under the impression that if you self-study 3 APs, it will look the same as if you took 3 extra classes.</p>
<p>No of course! I was just afraid that they were regarded as something you could cram for a night before the test (which is true, quite frankly) and not really as an accomplishment!</p>
<p>If you self studied because your schedule was full with other challenging classes it can only be a benefit. Colleges love to see student’s going beyond what’s offered at school.</p>
<p>Definitely taking the course…but it’s not like self-studying would impact you negatively. Unless you could’ve taken the course and just chose not to.</p>