<p>I know that colleges always tell us to send all of our scores 'because a "2" looks better than not taking it.'</p>
<p>How true is this? Are they just saying this so we'll send out whole score reports and fully understand our academic ability (or lack thereof), or is it actually true?</p>
<p>I've taken 5 Tests.
Human Geography - 5
French Language - 4
European History - 4
Calculus AB - 3
US History - 3</p>
<p>Should I send my 3's? I'm applying to some competitive universities (not HYPS-status, but still tough) and want to make sure I'm selling myself as best as possible.</p>
<p>So I pose the question...
my 3's...
Send? or don't?</p>
<p>It’s definitely true. If you took the AP class, the college will expect to see an AP test score. If you don’t submit one, they’ll think that you got a 1 or something (which you certainly didn’t). You’d rather give them the impression that you passed.</p>
<p>Now, if those 3’s were self-studied, then I’d not be so sure.</p>
<p>I would say go ahead and submit it. If you have taken those classes in high school, colleges assumed that you had taken the AP exam for it. Now if you don’t want to report it on the application, they could assume that you got a crappy score (getting a score of 1 or a 2 on the AP exam). </p>
<p>Just my $0.02.</p>
<p>^True, but you will still self-report scores on your application.</p>
<p>Right, but if you don’t report your AP test score for an AP class, the college would likely assume you failed the AP test.</p>
<p>LOL what if you don’t report your scores and it was actually a 1</p>