<p>I feel like I did extremely bad on the whap exam. Not because I wasn't prepared, but my father just underwent open heart surgery the day before and I dont even know what I was writing or reading. I feel like I got a 1 or 2. This wasnt my first ap, but I can't stop thinking about this now. I'm not going into a history/social studies field, but would it be worth it to cancel or retake it next year? I'd really like to get into a competitive school, and everything else has been working well to get me there. Please help!!!</p>
<p>In all honesty, I'm not sure if the exam is worth retaking at all...because you can only take it again next year when everyone else is right? And I'm pretty sure alot of applications have spots where you can explain certain grades or exam scores too. In this spot, if you do poorly, you can explain why perhaps you got a low score on the exam.</p>
<p>but don't retake it, it's probably not worth the studying to do so.</p>
<p>You could always just not include the score when you send your other AP exam scores. Pretend like you never took it?</p>
<p>Anyways, I think you might be pleasantly surprised. The AP World curve has been extremely generous in the past, I doubt it will be that different this year.</p>
<p>honestly, its a dead easy AP, and your reason for not doing as well as you hoped is legit.</p>
<p>So cancel your score for now, 2 weeks before the AP next year, look through princeton review and then take it again.</p>
<p>Don't do extreme studying for it- you dont need to</p>
<p>welll it is up to you and i agree with gossamerlt, but i felt the same way you did plus i had alot of things going on and actually i didn't study at all due to the fact that my teacher sucked and i felt i was going to get a 1 or 2 anyway, but they curve world history a lot! i got a 4 and was so surprised because i didn't answer a frq so you may be surprised about what you get but if you feel you really did do that bad, go ahead and cancel</p>
<p>thanks for the help everyone, I guess I'll wait for the scores to decide what to do. I can cancel after I see them right?</p>
<p>Sorry, but no. If that was the case. Everybody would cancel every score that does not meet their standards.</p>
<p>thanks for responding, but I just double checked that on the collegeboard website, and according to them, </p>
<p>Grade Cancellation
Grade cancellation deletes an AP Exam grade permanently from your records. **Grades may be canceled at any time. **However, for grades not to appear on the current year's grade report, AP services must receive a signed letter requesting cancellation by June 15. While there is no fee for this service, your exam fee is not refunded. The grade report that you and your school receive will indicate that the grade has been canceled.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if that shows colleges that the grade was cancelled, or how it differs from grade withholding,</p>
<p>Grade Withholding
You may have one or more grades withheld from the report sent to the college you indicated on your answer sheet. To have a grade withheld from the indicated college, AP Services must receive your written, signed request by June 15 accompanied by a $10 fee per grade, per college. If your request is not received by June 15, the grade is automatically sent to the college indicated on your answer sheet.</p>
<p>The grade will be withheld from any future grade reports sent to that particular college. You may later release the grade to that college by sending AP Services a signed written request.</p>
<p>If you later decide to send an AP Grade Report to a different college, however, you need to contact AP Services to have the grade withheld from that grade report.</p>
<p>A request to withhold a grade does not permanently delete your grade, and all exam grades, even those withheld from grade reports sent to colleges, are sent to you and your school.</p>
<p>Anybody care to explain please?</p>