<p>Do any common app colleges want AP scores for admissions? I'm from an average public school, so would sending official scores help me? I received four 5's.</p>
<p>For colleges that don't want AP scores, would sending scores hurt me? I.e, they mark me down for sending an unnecessary item.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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<p>Actually, I don’t think it would hurt you at all.
AP scores can often earn you college credit.
Your four 5s can definitely enhance your application.</p>
<p>^Thanks for the info. Would sending the official scores benefit my application though, or is it just the same as self reporting the scores?</p>
<p>I’m low income, so I don’t want to spend the money if colleges don’t consider official AP scores.</p>
<p>Unless a school specifically asks for it, you only send an official AP score report to the school that you matriculate to. Self-reporting scores is sufficient for admissions</p>
<p>^I second jgraider. It’s $15 per school if I recall, and</p>
<p>A) Since most people who score 5s on AP exams also tend to have great GPAs and test scores, it’s just redundant for schools who calculate admissions holistically because they can already tell you’re a strong academic applicant
B) Top colleges have plenty of applicants who get all 5s
C) AP scores matter very little in your application, since they were designed to give college credit, not affect admissions.</p>
<p>Therefore, sending score reports aren’t really advantageous at all, unless you have horrible GPA/SATs (not just average, horrible) and you think colleges wouldn’t believe you if you self-reported 5s, or if you self-studied any AP exams.
Sending score reports would definitely not hurt you, though.
Bottom line, it won’t matter too much one way or another, but save yourself the money.</p>
<p>You are only expected to self-report scores. Sending official reports is of no advantage to you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clear and informative answers.</p>