<p>Hi, I've taken over five AP exams of which I've received two 3s in.</p>
<p>Some of the colleges I will be applying to include Duke, Cornell, and Penn.</p>
<p>How would colleges view a student who didn't self-report an AP exam score which they took the course (as shown on the transcript)? I wish to withhold the two threes I've received.</p>
<p>Do you think its better to list all AP scores if it is apparent on the transcript that I've taken the course?</p>
<p>I've tried to be in pockets of an admission officer and concluded that I will get suspicious and assume that the applicant has received a score of 3 or lower if the scores weren't reported. So my guess is that its better to report than allow the adcoms to develop doubts about the applicant. What's your view? (PS. On the contrary, a caltech adcom posted a reply that advised the OP to withhold the score of 4 on a econ exam)</p>
<p>Why should they assume you took the test though? I don't think this applies to your particular case, but AP exams <em>are</em> expensive and alot of the ones I'm taking is simply to take a challenging course I'm interested in. Not about college credit.</p>
<p>If I were an admissions councelor, I wouldn't automatically assume they did poorly on the exam.</p>
<p>I live in FL. The state pays for all the AP examination fees. And I'm sure its safe to say that the regional admission officer will be aware of this fact. Sorry about forgetting to include this info. hmm. any ideas?</p>
<p>Yes, AP scores are self-reported and though some top tier colleges may ask for them, they're not technically supposed to have a lot of weight in admissions decisions. It's more important, generally speaking, to get an A in the AP class than to get a 5 on the AP exam (though colleges will look favorably on that). </p>
<p>As for the original question, I'm not sure. You aren't compelled to report them, but I have heard of people not reporting their low AP scores and getting into good schools. They aren't supposed to work against you, I think.</p>