Spoiled AP test..What now?

[alotusor]

<p>My test result : US history(4), Macro Economics(5), Micro Economics(4), World history(4)
Statistics(4), Comparative government & Politics(maybe 4..)
Music(4)</p>

<p>I will cover my common app with only 4! HaHaha(Sorry but I'm little bit out of my mind)
What should I do right now? It would be impossible to penetrate Ivy leagues and the best schools such as Northwestern, right!! HaHaHa!</p>

<p>What should I do now? Actually my other test scores are good and EC is very good too, but I don't think that I can overcome the weakness of AP scores with them. In addition, I'm an South Korean.. ㅠㅠ.. Guys, what should I do right now?</p>

[happymomof1]

<p>If you are looking at any universities that won’t give you credit for those AP scores, but will give you credit for the CLEP exams in those subjects, or will give you advanced placement for the SAT II exams, then take those exams while the material is still fresh in your mind.</p>

[addymithas]

<p>Don’t send your scores. I know people who got into Harvard and Stanford without sending them. Take subject tests right away though.</p>

[DrGoogle]

<p>Those are not bad scores.</p>

[osprey099]

<p>AP scores do not matter AT ALL in college admissions</p>

[OtherWindow]

<p>^
I keep seeing people post that, but it seems like they just read it from another poster, then go on to post it again…</p>

<p>[College</a> Search - University of California: Berkeley - Cal - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)

AP and Admission</p>

<p>From the college:
AP courses considered to be more rigorous and challenging than regular university preparatory courses. Students who enroll in AP courses (when available) and perform well in them tend to be regarded as more competitive. Exam scores of 3 or better are favorable and add to the strength of the admissions application; forgoing the AP tests or scoring below 3 on the tests is regarded as neutral.

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<p>[College</a> Search - Cornell University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)

AP and Admission</p>

<p>From the college:
AP scores are reviewed during the selection process at Cornell when reported by the applicant or the high school. In putting together a first-year class, Cornell selects the most promising candidates from the applicant pool by carefully evaluating all information included in students’ application files.

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<p>Stop posting huge generalizations when there is clear proof that they don’t hold true for many schools people here apply to.</p>

[notanengineer]

<p>Alright, then we can just say that having 4s on your AP exams will not hurt you. Both of the universities above have indicated that not reporting an AP exam is considered neutral.</p>

<p>If you don’t report, as far as they know, you didn’t take the test.</p>

[osprey099]

<p>schools care about the rigor of your courseload (AP classes) and how well you performed in them (GPA). The AP scores are only used after you get admitted into the college and you are trying to skip the intro classes</p>

[notanengineer]

<p>They will look at reported AP scores if you submit them with your application, but the odds of your AP scores actually impacting the admissions decision are very small.</p>

[osprey099]

<p>Yes, I agree with you. I should have said: “AP scores matter only a tiny bit towards college admissions.” I don’t think it matters enough for the OP to worry this much tho.</p>

[perfect36]

<p>“schools care about the rigor of your courseload (AP classes) and how well you performed in them (GPA)”</p>

<p>completely wrong. you probably aren’t familiar with grade inflation. an A at X highschool could be similar to a C in Y highschool. AP scores, and standardized test scores in general, are used to verify that you actually learned the material and you weren’t just taking a joke “rigorous AP class” where the teacher assigns little work and gives everyone A’s.</p>

<p>“We have found that the best predictors at Harvard are Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate Exams, closely followed by the College Board subject tests. High school grades are next in predictive power, followed by the SAT and ACT. The writing tests of the SAT and ACT have predictive power similar to the subject tests.”
– William R. Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard College</p>

[DrGoogle]

<p>For 2011 admission cycle, there was a student with a 4 on one AP, 730 on one SAT subject test, I believe he got into Princeton, Stanford, and a slew of colleges in between. He did have excellent GPA and excellent SAT 1 scores. Was admitted to TASP program. He also did receive some 5s in some AP classes and some 800s in some subject tests. Some even give him excellent merit aid( one of the Claremont colleges). He had no hook. So obviously AP and SAT subject test scores did not count as much in some of these decisions.</p>

[iluvpiano]

<p>AP scores don’t matter than much in admissions.</p>

[MommaJ]

<p>Sigh. I know this will fall on deaf ears, but…</p>

<ol>
<li>Your AP scores are actually excellent, especially considering English is not your first language.</li>
<li>There are many, many wonderful US colleges that will welcome you with open arms. Narrowing your focus to a handful of the most selective schools in the country is self-defeating and pointless. You should be seeking a fine education, not the perceived prestige of a particular name.</li>
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[ginger2]

<p>My D got into Emory two years ago with two 2’s, three 3’s and 2 4’s in APs…</p>