<p>I tried calling a few minutes ago, and got the same message “temporarily unavailable…”</p>
<p>Scores should be up by tomorrow afternoon.</p>
<p>Is it a waste to spend the money on one score? What’s the general consensus regarding this?</p>
<p>You are wasting your money.</p>
<p>Per TheRealFake: “SAT II tests are required by colleges to determine a student’s academic accomplishments in certain areas at a high school level. The SAT tests do not cover college material.”</p>
<p>If that’s the case, then isn’t it the school’s responsibility to make sure their AP instructors identify the high school curriculum that college adcoms expect them to have mastered? </p>
<p>I’m not saying that AP classes have no value. They certainly do. Many of them introduce an advanced analytical/critical approach to learning that would otherwise be absent in high school (particularly at public schools). But it seems that schools are so focused on the AP exam itself that they forget that there is this other important exam out there. </p>
<p>I think it’s assumed that if you master the college level material you’ve mastered the high school material. But being able to write a top notch AP essay won’t help you if there is some random part of world history on the SAT II that your teacher never covers. If it’s solely up to the students to figure out what they need to know for the SAT II, then they should be told that at the outset: </p>
<p>“Students, welcome to AP WH. While this class will teach you how to ace the AP WH test, we don’t really know anything about the WH SAT II test, which is the one that most likely will be used in your college admissions. If you want to take that test we suggest you buy a third party prep book and cross reference anything covered in this class to that book. Any high school material that we fail to cover in this class should be covered on your own. Oh, and by the way, here’s this week’s homework. It should only take 10 hours or so to complete.”</p>
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<p>It all depends on you. Are you extremely nervous, and do you find yourself thinking of getting your scores constantly? Do you need the scores for placement into college courses? Does it determine what college you go to? There are a bunch of other questions to ask yourself. When it comes down to it though, it’s only $8, if you want to get them early, even if it’s just to know them, then do it. It isn’t like they’re $25-$50. I can scrounge up $8 worth of quarters from under my sofa cushions.</p>
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<p>Nope, because AP instructors are expected to teach what’s outlined in the AP Course Description in their field. In order to be certified as an AP teacher by the CB, AP teachers need to submit and have approved a syllabus (aka Course Audit) for their AP class. Their only responsibility is to teach to the AP exam, not the SAT Subject Test (though, of course, it would be very convenient).</p>
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<p>In my opinion, yes.</p>
<p>practical- I only had one freshmen year, and I did it 
So worth it.</p>
<p>Does “temporarily unavailable”=soon?</p>
<p>It’s said temporarily unavailable for weeks.</p>
<p>As 314159265 said, AP instructors teach the AP course and prep their students for the AP exam. Content on SAT Subject Tests typically overlaps with much of the honors and AP curricula but the only way to be 100% ready for most Subject Tests is to spend hours self-studying. It’s a shame because it means that we are prioritizing having students in AP courses and taking AP tests over having students truly understand all of the material at the SAT Subject Test level.</p>
<p>To me, $8 is a waste of money for even 18 tests if I can get my scores for free next Tuesday. That’s just who I am, haha. I would have only paid money if I got my scores today or earlier. Waiting one day and a weekend is fine by me. But in the end it’s really just how you feel about it.</p>
<p>Yeah, RealFake, you make sense. Tuesday is only a few days away.
However, last year my region’s score reports got theirs on July 23rd.
So literally, almost everyone in the world knew their scores and we all had to wait.</p>
<p>Do teachers see every individual student’s score?</p>
<p>^Do you mean by mail, or your school? They changed it so that the school receives information about each student online. You should be able to ask your school for scores on Tuesday. Also, if you are eligible for any AP Scholar awards they should have that information as well (according to the College Board site). In past years I think AP Scholar information has always been reported in the fall.</p>
<p>Yup, statlanta.</p>
<p>can’t i just email all of my teachers for my scores since they know july 1st as well?</p>
<p>This might not apply to all schools, but this was a post on the University of Texas board:</p>
<p>“Before you pay to see your senior year AP scores on July 1, check “My Test Results” by logging in to UT Direct with your UTeid. They might very well be on line at Texas on July 1 or very soon afterward. (Save your money!)”</p>
<p>Uh, teachers can see their students’ scores but not other classes. The AP coordinator sees all students’ scores and whether students won AP awards.</p>
<p>@NYJ3TSFAN: Teachers will get access to score July 5th, or Tuesday. You’d have to ask each one. If you can ask your AP coordinator you can get all of them at once, plus confirmation about AP awards.</p>
<p>I’m happy that for you guys your schools are open on July 5 to ask them. My school’s been closed for a month and I’m sure noone’s going to check their e-mail to tell kids their AP scores.</p>