Do colleges care about AP test scores?

[Anonymous]

I keep hearing how important it is to take the most rigorous schedule with as many APs as possible. What about test scores? Do those count? Like if someone gets an A in a class, gets the gpa bump, but then gets a 3 or lower on the exam. This would be for 10th and 11th grade tests where a student would have results before applying to college.

[Anonymous]

As of now, submitting info about AP tests is optional. Kids who have scored 5s and sometimes 4 s sometimes chose to disclose them on the common app.

[Anonymous]

IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

What is 5 X 5 and 3 x 5?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

What is 5 X 5 and 3 x 5?

five scores of 5 or three scores of five (or one 5 plus four scores of 5). Sometimes it depends on the major. We did a lot of looking at University College London and the number of 4s and 5s offered by major. There is a lot of information on the website. There also are specfic course and scores required for some majors, these replace the Brith "A" levels, on which you may have to receive a certain score to be considered.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they care. Taking the class tells them you're ambitious with your education, which is good. The score tells them about the rigor of the course and how well you learn material at a fast pace and high level of expectation. That's even more important.

Hopefully this won't be the deciding factor in whether to take the course, though. If a kid is getting a C in a class and practice AP Test scores that indicate they're likely to get a 3 on the exam, but they're loving the course and feeling empowered, they should stick with it. They're getting a C in a college-level course that's taught at a level that many very selective schools are willing to give credit for. That's really good for a high school student and will make them a stronger student when they get to college, wherever that may end up being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

What is 5 X 5 and 3 x 5?

five scores of 5 or three scores of five (or one 5 plus four scores of 5). Sometimes it depends on the major. We did a lot of looking at University College London and the number of 4s and 5s offered by major. There is a lot of information on the website. There also are specfic course and scores required for some majors, these replace the Brith "A" levels, on which you may have to receive a certain score to be considered.

I meant one 4 plus our 5s in the parenthetical. Point being, there are a number of combinations.

[Anonymous]

Yes also you want the credit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing how important it is to take the most rigorous schedule with as many APs as possible. What about test scores? Do those count? Like if someone gets an A in a class, gets the gpa bump, but then gets a 3 or lower on the exam. This would be for 10th and 11th grade tests where a student would have results before applying to college.

Depends.

Good colleges do.

Social clubs don't.

[Anonymous]

Public colleges accept any score above a 3. Some privates won't accept any. We know kids who have graduated in 3 years, due to so many APs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they care. Taking the class tells them you're ambitious with your education, which is good. The score tells them about the rigor of the course and how well you learn material at a fast pace and high level of expectation. That's even more important.

Hopefully this won't be the deciding factor in whether to take the course, though. If a kid is getting a C in a class and practice AP Test scores that indicate they're likely to get a 3 on the exam, but they're loving the course and feeling empowered, they should stick with it. They're getting a C in a college-level course that's taught at a level that many very selective schools are willing to give credit for. That's really good for a high school student and will make them a stronger student when they get to college, wherever that may end up being.

I don't think they care as much for the scores. The class, yes.

[Anonymous]

IMO it's just one in a list of data points. DS applied TO to a handful of schools but was sure to submit all his AP test scores which were 5s and supported the As in the classes. TO has skewed the middle 50% to such a degree that he chose to hide his low 1400 SAT score for some of the schools he was applying to.

[Anonymous]

The overwhelming majority of colleges don’t care at all. A few, like Yale, care somewhat but they’re not going to make or break you even there (and your kid isn’t getting into Yale anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

What is 5 X 5 and 3 x 5?

five scores of 5 or three scores of five (or one 5 plus four scores of 5). Sometimes it depends on the major. We did a lot of looking at University College London and the number of 4s and 5s offered by major. There is a lot of information on the website. There also are specfic course and scores required for some majors, these replace the Brith "A" levels, on which you may have to receive a certain score to be considered.

Thanks! We have a rising senior whose grades won't be great but has the opportunity to make things up with a strong showing in APs and SAT. This might be an option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IF you're applying to colleges outside of the US, including Canada, AP test scores can be significant in terms of admissions.

In the UK for instance, one requirement for Oxford or Cambridge universities is 5 x 5 scores. For other UK universities 3 x 5 scores or a combination of SAT / ACT and AP.

What is 5 X 5 and 3 x 5?

five scores of 5 or three scores of five (or one 5 plus four scores of 5). Sometimes it depends on the major. We did a lot of looking at University College London and the number of 4s and 5s offered by major. There is a lot of information on the website. There also are specfic course and scores required for some majors, these replace the Brith "A" levels, on which you may have to receive a certain score to be considered.

Thanks! We have a rising senior whose grades won't be great but has the opportunity to make things up with a strong showing in APs and SAT. This might be an option.

It's not all they look at. You can't send in AP scores in isolation without GPA.