<p>I will be taking AP Bio and Cal this year, my school told me it's a requirement to take the exams if I take the classes. so I must 7 this year, and I only studied for 5 because I thought it's a choice, so if my scores turn out to be bad,should I cancel or withhold them to prevent the bad scores sending to my college? For the 5 other exams, I have confidence to score at most two 4s and the rest 5s. I hope cancelling/ withholding my scores will not affect my eligibility for AP national award or AP scholar w/ distinction. Which should I choose? What should I do?? I am a junior by the way, thanks in advance!</p>
<p>When you apply to colleges next year, you’ll have the option to report all, some, or none of your AP scores on your application. So take the AP tests, see what your scores are, and then make an informed decision when you fill out college applications.</p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean when you say you “only studied” for 5 exams. The exams aren’t for another 7 weeks. You can’t study for an exam in 7 weeks? My daughter hasn’t started studying for any of hers, except the one she is self-studying. I would hope you are studying for the classes, so it shouldn’t be that hard to study for the exams…</p>
<p>Thanks MiddKid86 and mathyone!
Well, I am reviewing for the 5 exams and my schedule is really tight. I have 5 clubs and play 2 varsity sports. :(( and all my competitions are in April and May… Well, if I withhold my scores, will that affect my eligibility to get an AP award??Let’s say that I withhold my scores, Will the 2 withholded scores be “counted” in my AP test average scores?? </p>
<p>“When you apply to colleges next year, you’ll have the option to report all, some, or none of your AP scores on your application”
Will colleges know I choose to withhold some scores? and if I just report some, will that hurt my chances??? I am not an expert at AP stuff, hmmmm, do you fill some AP report in common app or something? I heard Yale wants all your SAT scores, what about aps??? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Actually, the advice above is completely wrong. AP scores are self-reported on the Common App, you can choose which ones to report. The schools have no idea if you did or didn’t take the test, or what you scored. AP scores at most schools are not considered important. Only when you choose to attend a school do you send in the official scores, and again, only for those subjects you choose to send in. Since many elite schools don’t accept AP credit, or students choose not to use AP credit to start at a higher level, students at those schools may wind up not sending any scores at all, unless requested by the school to do so to verify what was sent on the Common App.</p>
<p>Thanks MrMom62 for clarifying the testing report part! " unless requested by the school to do so to verify what was sent on the Common App." Um, so there are schools that requested ap scores, huh? Well, when they make verification, would they request all my scores if I did not choose to withhold/cancel out the “eyesores.” Does collegeboard keeps track an official record of all your scores from all 4 years on one single report? If situation as such occurred, will the school ask me to send( and pick) the scores or directly ask collegeboard??? Also, would you please answer the AP award thing as well? Thanks! </p>
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<p>What “advice above” are you referring to?</p>
<p>Not your’s Midd.</p>
<p>As far as I know, no one really cares about your AP Score average. And no one really cares about the AP Awards either, though they’re a nice thing to list. I know of no college that will require you to report all your AP test scores, and the only reason they would ever require them is to verify the ones you reported. If you want AP credit, you’ll need to send in the official report.</p>
<p>The important thing about APs is the class, not the test. AP classes are usually the toughest classes a HS offers, that’s why the colleges like to see them. The grades in those classes are important, not the test scores. It’s how you did all year, not how you did on one morning, that’s more important.</p>
<p>Yes, the colleges seem to be more interested in how you did in the class. Which is why I’m having trouble understanding all this anxiety. If you’re taking the class, studying, and doing well in it, why wouldn’t you expect to be successful on the AP exam? And if you aren’t doing well in the class, then the AP exam is hardly your worst problem. Bio and calc are among the few APs which I think are actually useful for college credits. Why wouldn’t you want to take those? If it’s too much, I’d skip some of the others. </p>
<p>As far as those AP awards go, I was surprised to see on this site that some people think they’re anything significant. They’re just a rubber stamp, a gold star marketing tool aimed at making people want the gold star and fork over more money for more exams–I think the college board is trying to cut down on the large number of kids who enroll in AP classes but don’t take the exams. Since you list your APs on the common app it’s perfectly clear what rubber stamp you got from the college board. My daughter didn’t bother to list her AP awards in the award section–they say nothing at all about you that isn’t already completely obvious from your application, so it’s really just a form of resume padding.</p>
<p>AP scores are only self reported for college application. You don’t submit the official score until you are matriculated. The scores will be selected and sent to the registration office at the end. It would not affect your chance if you don’t report the score.</p>