<p>Time is quite precious. Apparently the going rate for three weeks is $8 now-a-days.</p>
<p>Anyways I'm just wondering why anyone would pay Collegeboard to get their AP scores early when you could just wait a few more weeks and get it for free.</p>
<p>Sure, $8 isn't a lot. But seriously, why not just give it a few days and wait for them to come in the mail? Are people really so anxious about their scores that they can't stand to wait?</p>
<p>This thread is not intended to be a rant or anything like that. I just wanted to provoke the question of whether it is really worth it to pay to get your scores early.</p>
<p>I mean, sure, I’m going crazy reading everyone’s scores and wondering if mine will be what I expect or not. But… it’s also kind of exciting. That sounds weird, but - I could get a 4 or I could a 5 and the anticipation is kind of fun. </p>
<p>Then again, I’m on vacation and don’t have my AP packet with me, so who knows if I would have caved in and called if I had it here… There’s definitely a possibility I would have.</p>
<p>I’m anxious just like all who haven’t called but it is kind of exciting contemplating over a 3 or 4 on my exams. First round of AP’s so I’m not sure how this is going to go. The scores will be here in a 2 weeks or so, so i don’t really mind waiting.</p>
<p>1) Graduating seniors may need to adjust their frosh courses base dupon this info.
2) Motivated to start on college essays (probably for top schools) since everything else should be done
3) Getting a laptop or … as a reward</p>
<p>Ace550, may I ask how AP scores are related to college essays? I’m not quite following your logic on that one. Unless you’re writing an essay about your scores?</p>
<p>I was anxious to receive my scores, so I paid the 8 bucks.
More importantly, my college orientation starts on July 11th, but paper AP scores didn’t get to my house until late July last year. Additionally, I looked at some previous forum posts, and my school does not update its online portal to show your credits earned through testing until orientation starts. </p>
<p>Because I want to have a good idea of what my schedule will be before I go to campus on the 11th, I got my scores early and paid about $1 per score because I had seven scores. I consider the purchase worthwhile.</p>
<p>Ah, that makes perfect sense. Now I understand why college-bound seniors may call in.</p>
<p>But if they’re going to be available online next year for free, that’ll be great. I’ve been wondering why ap scores are mailed while everything else is online.</p>
<p>We paid the $8. My son has already registered for fall college classes. We found out Sunday that he will get credit for the econ and math classes he is registered for. </p>
<p>We did not wait because every day that goes by results in more full classes. This is the first time in 4 years of AP testing with 2 kids that we ever called, seemed worth it to us.</p>
<p>In the English Lang exam there was a question questioning if postal mail is still viable and I mentioned it was once tradition to open an envelope containing test scores or whether or not you’re accepted into college to build up suspense.
I’m sticking with this.</p>
<p>I have a pre-set schedule next year for college so the class thing doesn’t apply to me. Would be nice to know though seeing that I took 9 tests this year… Anywho scores come in about a week here in Colorado, why give more money to that “non profit” institution? I agree with “the suspense is killing me and I like it” argument (as masochist as that sounds…) Also, I feel like a paper copy is they only thing I will believe, a phone voice a cold and unassuming (what if there was an error?!) It’s my last year of AP; I’ve waited all the other years. I can wait one more week.</p>