<p>Right now I'm a current senior, and I am about to hear back from my colleges within the next few weeks. I'm worried that I won't get into any of my top choices, so I'm seriously considering transfering after I go to college.</p>
<p>I realize that colleges look at senior year grades for transfer students, and I feel kind of screwed in that case. My grades have been going down in most of my classes, and even in my best class, I'm nto sure if I'll get an A because of a project that is 10% of our grade. </p>
<p>So I was wondering, will colleges still care a lot about several Bs if I get all 5s on my APs? (say I will have 8~9 APs in total)</p>
<p>Getting 5's on AP tests does, to some degree, compensate for poor grades in AP classes. However, it doesn't make colleges entirely disregard the grades, they'll still see them, they might just go a little lighter in "punishing" a candidate for them.</p>
<p>For example, I've heard many scenarios of students getting C's and low B's in AP classes, and getting warned of rescindence of an admission offer. Upon getting 5's on an AP tests, however, rescindence is no longer an issue.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice. But I'm not talking about getting rescinded. I was wondering, in terms of transferring after you get into college, which is more important? AP or senior year grades?</p>
<p>would getting 5s on APs be more "hook-ish" than As?</p>
<p>5s on AP exams are not special enough to constitute a hook.</p>
<p>To me it would look like:
high AP scores, low grades => smart but lazy student
low AP scores, high grades => hard-working but not brilliant student</p>
<p>As a college with small interactive classes, I would prefer the second student.
If most of the classes are lectures in which students cannot participate anyway, I would go with the first one.</p>
<p>Er, grades, hands down. Many colleges don't even see your scores.</p>
<p>Also, some teachers have grade-changing policies: if you get, say, a 5 on the AP exam, but you had a B in the class, the teacher may change it to an A. Many teachers dislike this policy, since when colleges look at your grades, they're looking for work ethic.</p>
<p>Colleges will most likely see grades (your scores are pretty much later with credit waivers). But, then again, since when was a B a horrible thing? Perhaps not perfect but certainly doesn't show the student is necessarily "lazy".</p>