Should I cancel my score? (ap lit)

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<p>I'm going to major in chemical engineering, and I only need English 101 in college. I got a 5 on the AP Lang test last year, which gives me credit for that class. I just took AP Lit because I wanted to be in a challenging class with people who actually care. </p>

<p>Today on the lit test, I completely bombed it. I drew zig-zags on my scantron. For essay #1 I wrote my answer in poem form; it was actually a really good poem. Essay #2 I wrote an argument that the character was actually from another planet, and essay #3 I just skipped. There's no doubt in my mind that I got a 1, but I don't even care.</p>

<p>Should I cancel my score? I will never see my teacher again, but she knows I could have gotten a 5 if I tried...she'll probably hate me forever now. Also, is there any chance my college will refute my ap lang score since it will be on the complete opposite end of the spectrum?</p>

<p>Can I cancel the score for just one test, or are all the tests I took going to be canceled if I cancel this one?</p>

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<p>Dude, school year is over in a month. Dump her and the score, your future is longer than one month.</p>

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<p>Taking the test was honestly fun. :smiley:
So you’re saying I should cancel it?</p>

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<p>keep your score do college won’t care and it’ll help the curve haha</p>

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<p>Don’t they grade it anyway and include it in the curve even if it’s canceled?</p>

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<p>Keep it! Haha most people did better on the test than normal this year, so you’ll help the curve, and colleges don’t give a ■■ at this point. Keeping it won’t refute your Lang score or make it look fake or anything, don’t worry. And yeah, you can cancel just one score.</p>

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<p>WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU WASTE $86!!!
That’s a college application… or a video game or two… :/</p>

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<p>Thanks Wanton. I just don’t want an awkward moment when registering for classes…“so, you got a 5 on ap lang?” “Yeah.” “Ok, you get credit for Eng 101…you got a 1 on AP Lit?” <em>facepalm</em> lol</p>

<p>I feel kind of bad about blowing it off, but I could not think of one good reason to actually try. Not one.</p>

<p>Bernier, I had no choice. Our school supplements $43 for our test (half) and if we don’t take the test we have to pay them the $43 they promised to pay. I also wouldn’t get ap class credit.</p>

<p>By the way to everyone, you’re very welcome for helping the curve. :)</p>

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<p>Essay #2 I wrote an argument that the character was actually from another planet</p>

<p>^
That sounds excellent xD</p>

<p>But yeah if the score doesn’t matter and you know you’ll get something low you can just cancel it.</p>

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<p>Seniors often bomb the test on purpose - because they know it does not count. schools are used to it. Don’t bother cancelling. They will know why you got the low score.</p>

<p>My daughter took Human Geo at a local private school. She was a freshman, but the class was offered to seniors at that school. It was her first AP test. She was a little intimidated about being in a room with all those seniors. She was totally freaked out when they all seemed to nap through the exam.</p>

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<p>Haha, I have seen this many times as well! When I took AP bio as a freshman, all the seniors gave me at thumbs up/patted my back on the way out to show their support because I was actually trying lol! </p>

<p>@ OP - A college will understand you winged it. This is a standardized exam and getting a 5 on Lang and a 1 on Lit is clearly evidence of christmas treeing, not stupidity. Nobody can get that big a difference without some major problem.</p>