<p>I took AP Biology this year and have an A for both semesters. I also took the SAT Bio exam (both Molecular and Ecology, and got 780 and 800 on them, respectively. However, I didn't take the AP exam this year because my parents would not pay for more than 7 exams. I sacrificed Bio because the other exams meant more to me. Should I write in the additional info section of my college app the reason why I didn't take exam? I am listing all my AP scores, including self-studied ones, so I don't want college admissions officers to detract anything negative from this discrepancy (such as me failing the exam and whatnot). How will this affect me?</p>
<p>Don’t worry; I took the Bio class and SAT subject test too (and did much worse than you, actually!), but I failed the exam and didn’t list/justify it. I think you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>Lots of people don’t take the exams. Don’t worry about this.</p>