I got a 2 on this year’s past AP Physics 1 exam and decided to omit this score on my Common App, as it only asked for scores I wished to report. Will this hurt me in the admissions process to either school? All of my other stats are strong, especially my essays. Another student from my school is also applying to both universities, if my essays and ECs are stronger, but my academic stats are slightly weaker than his (30 points lower on the SAT, 0.6 lower GPA, he’s a NMSF and im commended, slightly weaker rec letters), is there a chance that I could get in over him?
It will have to depend - Could you be a bit more specific on your stats and ECs?
@pedrocc 2310 SAT score, 34 ACT, 770 SAT2 Math, 760 SAT2 Bio, 750 SAT2 US, 2 5s, 3 4s on AP exams, conducted research the past three summers won many regional and a few national/international awards, ranked 4th in the class (but he’s #1), volunteering at hospital, shadowing a doctor, founded club that raises money for girls in 3rd world countries, VP of two other clubs, President of another
Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder about this other student. Why do you know so much about his grades and SAT scores? Just accept that you’re doing a great job for you, and don’t worry about what he’s doing.
No, an omitted AP score is not the death of your application.
Don’t worry! An AP exam score won’t make or break your application. You’re doing a good job. 
Putting aside whether it has any impact on college admissions, I’d be concerned as to why you got a 2 on the AP exam anyway? Do you know why? Is it an issue that won’t follow you into college (e.g. your high school did a really poor job of covering the material expected) or is this a sign of a deficiency in physics that you should be weary of when you enter college. I never took AP physics, but based on the curves I recall from AP Bio and AP Chem, a 2 is well below a 50% on the exam and of course is below the national average score. Given your other stats, this score is quite the anomaly. You don’t need to answer me here, but for your own benefit, you should make sure you know exactly why you got a 2 and how you will avoid getting the equivalent D in intro physics in college (which as a Pre-med, you will obviously be taking).
@iwannabe_Brown I appreciate your response. AP Physics 1 was a new curriculum last year, and it was my teacher’s first year not only teaching that class, but also AP physics in general. Greater than 63% of students who took it got a 1 or a 2, and had some of the worst stats that has ever been seen for an AP exam
Just to clarify, those are stats for your school, right? Or are those national stats?
@iwannabe_Brown Those are national stats. 63% of students failed the Physics 1 exam last year because there were absolutely no preparation resources for the new exam… 
Physics 1 was introduced the last year right?,…And how many students failed it this year?,…nd what do you mean by fail?,…A score of 1?
@Barcelona17 In terms of AP exams, a 1 or a 2 is considered a failure.
PLME has a 4% admit rate. For both colleges, it’s fiercely competitive to be admitted to the regular UG program, too. STEM kids are expected to have STEM strengths- and relevant math-sci ECs. The best we can say is that you took a shot and can wisely focus on the rest of your targets, while you wait.
Most kids focus on the admissions hurdle. From the colleges’ perspective, they want to know they are picking kids ready for the four year (or more) experience. Research and the hospital vol’ing are good, but we cant tell from a thread just how involved you have been, how you stretched or how your app and supps will read.
Yes, a score of 1 or 2