I’m in the process of sending scores out to a couple EA schools and 1 ED school, and I’d like to send my official AP test scores. I’m 99% sure that College Board only sends the AP results, but it’s not super clear what exactly will be sent. I’ve heard that some people choose not to send the results of some AP tests, and I didn’t see that option. I want to send all of them, so that’s not really an issue per se. I’m more just wondering how I can tell exactly what will be sent.
To be clear, I’d like to send all of my AP scores but NOT my SAT, since my ACT is better.
You need to check out the AP reporting requirements of the schools you are interested in. Most schools do not require office score reports for AP’s and will rely on the self reported scores in the Common App or their own App. AP score reports are generally not required until you matriculate and the school needs the reports for credit and/or placement.
When you select send AP scores thru CollegeBoard website, only AP scores are sent.
But, more importantly, not many schools require official AP scores be sent when applying, most allow self-reporting of AP scores. Check the websites of the colleges you are applying to, so you don’t needlessly spend money to send official AP scores. When matriculating you would send official AP scores, and even then only the ones you would be using for college credit and/or placement.
No, it’s a valid question. But the answer is no. The AP score report only includes AP scores. The CB will hardly try to find a way to save you money.
But, as others have mentioned, they only need to be sent to the college you will be attending. Also be aware that the AP score report will likely bypass admissions anyway and go directly to the registrar’s office.
I’ve heard something to that effect before - that AOs don’t even look at AP scores. I’ve heard that other AOs dispute that, but it just seems crazy to me that they wouldn’t. It seems like a surefire way to detect grade inflation. If one person gets an A for the course but a 2 on the exam and another gets a B- and a 4, for example, I’d assume that the first person goes to a school that isn’t very rigorous.
AP test scores can be self reported on the application, so the AO does see them that way. That said, nobody in their right mind would report a 2 on the application, and scores can be withheld from a score report anyway (for a fee of course), so it is the rare case that any AO would see a 2 and an A. Regardless, depending on the HS and the college, the AO may already be familiar with the overall rigor of the school, even if they might not know that Mrs. Smith is an easy grader and Mrs.Jones rarely gives A’s
