Should I Self Report AP Scores?

[akacesfan]

<p>I've taken six AP exams and have scores that are kind of all over the place...</p>

<p>5 - Microeconomics, APUSH</p>

<p>4 - Biology</p>

<p>3 - English Language, Calculus AB, Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Should I just bite the bullet and report all of these scores on the Common App? How badly will the 3s hurt my chances for more selective schools?</p>

[Erin_s_Dad]

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ow badly will the 3s hurt my chances for more selective schools?

They won’t. I know a few posters think that if you don’t report your scores some schools will infer that you scored a 1.</p>

[gibby]

<p>I’ve posted this before on other threads, but here it is again</p>

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If an AP course appears on your transcript, but you do not self-report the corresponding AP test on the Common Application, colleges will think one of two things: (a) You didn’t take the test because you were unmotivated and lazy, or (b) You scored badly on the test and some colleges might assume you got a 1. Neither of those options will help you in your pursuit of a selective college.</p>

<p>So you need to report all your AP scores. Reporting a score of 3 or 4 is better than a college assuming you got a 1!

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[gibby]

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They won’t. I know a few posters think that if you don’t report your scores some schools will infer that you scored a 1.

I’ll have to search for the actual quote, but one Yale Admissions Officer is on record as saying that if you don’t report a score, they assume you got a 1.</p>