<p>Hi I'm currently going to be a sophomore in high school. I recently got two AP scores back and I wasn't really pleased with them. How do I withhold scores or not send them? On the college board website there's the page where it displays your scores and a button that says "send your scores". I'm kind of afraid to click on it XD so does anyone know how to withhold scores or take them off your transcript? Am I even able to do that or do I have to wait until the college admission process? </p>
<p>they won’t know if you don’t tell them, you choose which ones you send </p>
<p>You don’t need to send your AP scores at all until after you’ve decided what college you want to go to, and the only reason to send them to that one college is for college credit. If you want colleges to know about any of your AP scores, you should just self-report them on the Common App. </p>
<p>What exactly is the Common App? And so I don’t need to worry about withholding scores now?</p>
<p>Some colleges (not most, though) use the Common App, which is basically one single application that you can use to apply to multiple different colleges. See [url=<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/Login#!PublicPages/History]here[/url”>https://www.commonapp.org/Login#!PublicPages/History]here[/url</a>] for more. </p>
<p>If you’re applying to a college that doesn’t use the Common App, you may still be able to self-report your AP scores on their application form, but you shouldn’t have AP scores sent from the College Board when you’re applying even if they’re good. (There’s one exception to this, though. If you take AP tests as a senior when you know where you’re going, you can select your college to receive a free score report, which could save you some money if you planned to send the scores later anyway. But you don’t have to use that either.)</p>
<p>Why can’t I send scores through the College Board website? And so I don’t have to do anything with the scores until I’m applying, correct? I’m sorry I’m asking so many questions haha.</p>
<p>actually @halcyonheather is incorrect. You can send an official score report if you wish, especially if you’re using ap scores to validate your knowledge in classes you didn’t do great in. For example, I didn’t self report my scores last year because all the colleges I talked to wanted an official score report since I told them in my interviews and such that I got a 5 on the Calc BC exam even though I got a B- in the class. They all said thats very good, but make sure you send an official report.</p>
<p>I’m so confused .-. Should I even be worrying about it since I’m only a sophomore? Okay so the Common App is a single application that you can use multiple times. You have to report you scores on that application. What’s the difference between self-reporting and an official report? @guineagirl96 if you don’t mind me asking, what kind of colleges did you apply to? I’m aiming for more of a top college or an Ivy League.</p>
<p>No don’t worry about it yet, you have plenty of time to get more perspective. You do not have to report your scores on the common app- it’s an optional section. Self-reporting is when you list your scores that you got. An official report is one that is bought from college board and sent directly to colleges, basically the same thing that is required for the act or sat, but it’s its own “transcript” so to say- the AP score report does not include SAT scores. It costs money, so you don’t have to worry about if you accidentally press the send my scores button- it’ll make you pay before you do send them. I applied to case western reserve university (full tuition), university of richmond (full tuition), george mason (honors college), and william and mary (waitlisted). But the same applies to most universities. If you choose to send an official report, it may cost money, but its a way of verifying your scores. You’ll have to send an official report once you choose a school to receive credit/placement also. Also note that almost all schools will not accept self reported sat or act scores, you’ll have to send official reports from the testing agencies to colleges when you apply.</p>
<p>Okay thank you so much! In the official report, can you pick and choose which scores you want to send?</p>
<p>I don’t think so, but it doesn’t matter. You’d only send it to get credit for classes for the exams you DID pass, and if your scores from last year aren’t good enough to get credit, it’s not like it matters anyway. Keep in mind, this is a college that has already accepted you. </p>
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I’m not saying you can’t, just that it’s usually not necessary to spend money sending AP scores to a college you won’t necessarily attend. </p>