Send AP scores to Brown before enrolling?

[Anonymous]

Kid was accepted ED. Is there any point in sending free AP score report to Brown at end of senior year, given that Brown doesn’t give credit for the exams kid is taking, and kid thinks he may not do well on them anyway?

[Anonymous]

No reason if they don't take APs for credit or course placement.

[Anonymous]

I would send them in case the policy changes or in case you are wrong about which Brown gives credit for

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't bother.

[Anonymous]

Send them! And study! APs are used for placement at Brown, like most top schools they are not for credit but can help them start in higher levels of certain subjects. internships and summer research opportunities look at the transcript to see what has been taken: taking higher levels earlier is a leg up for sophomores applying for these types of opportunities.

[Anonymous]

+1 DD is sending hers after admitted ED (including her IB scores, which she is very nervous about).

[Anonymous]

Congrats to your DC, OP! If you don't mind can you please post your kids stat and if they are public/private? My DC has applied RD and waiting, so just to see the chances.

[Anonymous]

There is no downside to sending them.

(For what it's worth, I have a freshman at a T10 trying to figure out a course schedule. Had some senioritis last year and didn't study for Physics C, ending up with a 4. Now wishes he had made the effort to get a 5, because it would have been a big help to his schedule for placement purposes.)

[Anonymous]

They don’t do anything for placement at all? All placement is done via beginning of year exams?

[Anonymous]

They may have some programs. This wasn't Brown but I got approached by the math department at my school based on my AP scores. They were going after potential math minors.

[Anonymous]

They are used for placement and do show up on transcript as zero credit courses taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kid was accepted ED. Is there any point in sending free AP score report to Brown at end of senior year, given that Brown doesn’t give credit for the exams kid is taking, and kid thinks he may not do well on them anyway?

Which ones are they taking?

[Anonymous]

Generally humanities like English & history

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Generally humanities like English & history

I know the language/lit don’t count, but 5’s in US, World and Euro history do count and can be noted as a zero credit course.

It’s more stem that is used for placement and can be advantageous.

[Anonymous]

Nothing for Gov