Do top 25 colleges expect to see AP scores on application?

[Anonymous]

My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

[Anonymous]

The advice we received was that if you take the exam and get a 4 or 5 it is worthwhile to list the exam on the application. If you do not take the exam or you receive a lower score, that could create questions. Competition for admission is both local and national. So, if you have classmates applying to the same school who list a bunch of 5s, and you don't, the school will wonder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

DEI in cetain public schools requires making even AP courses welcoming for all with easy As and watered down lessons. But that DEI influence does not extend to externally managed AP exam content and grading. So AP exam score reveals the true learning.

[Anonymous]

My kid is in a T5 and did not submit AP scores. Took 10 AP classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The advice we received was that if you take the exam and get a 4 or 5 it is worthwhile to list the exam on the application. If you do not take the exam or you receive a lower score, that could create questions. Competition for admission is both local and national. So, if you have classmates applying to the same school who list a bunch of 5s, and you don't, the school will wonder.

+100 It is basically the same same as not submitting SAT scores when at a high school where most kids test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is in a T5 and did not submit AP scores. Took 10 AP classes.

I find that hard to believe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

DEI in cetain public schools requires making even AP courses welcoming for all with easy As and watered down lessons. But that DEI influence does not extend to externally managed AP exam content and grading. So AP exam score reveals the true learning.

Even AP exam is watered down. You got 5 for getting 70% correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

DEI in cetain public schools requires making even AP courses welcoming for all with easy As and watered down lessons. But that DEI influence does not extend to externally managed AP exam content and grading. So AP exam score reveals the true learning.

Even AP exam is watered down. You got 5 for getting 70% correct.

It is statistically normed to produce the correct proportion of 5s.

[Anonymous]

Our kid's private school counsellor said it's not essential to report AP scores and only take the test if you think you'll be able to use the college credit. Otherwise it's fine to skip and use your time to work on your grades, SAT/ACT or other responsibilities.

Plenty of kids get into T25 in our private school and few write the AP tests so there's few scores reported as a result and it doesn't hurt exmissions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

DEI in cetain public schools requires making even AP courses welcoming for all with easy As and watered down lessons. But that DEI influence does not extend to externally managed AP exam content and grading. So AP exam score reveals the true learning.

Nonsense.

Stop trying to make DEI a slur.

[Anonymous]

I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DC is in multiple APs this year and is earning As in all of them. School requires DC to take the AP exam. DC has explained that the teacher for 2 of the classes really hasn’t taught them much and it was just an easy “A.” How important is it for DC to get a 4 or 5 on these tests? Should DC start intensely reviewing for the tests now or let it slide? Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming. Looking at schools like UVA, UCLA, Michigan, etc.

Why are parents having to find tutors for their students to learn material for the exams? It makes no sense. Scam.

DEI in cetain public schools requires making even AP courses welcoming for all with easy As and watered down lessons. But that DEI influence does not extend to externally managed AP exam content and grading. So AP exam score reveals the true learning.

Nonsense.

Stop trying to make DEI a slur.

No one is making it a slur. Simply highlighting that DEI is more quickly and easily achieved by lowering merit standard, giving out everyone an A. Raising everyone up to meet higher standard of scoring high on the external AP exam is a much more difficult task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Will not get a 4 or 5 in APUSH or AP Lang without a lot of cramming.

forget the Essays. Do 10-20 multiple choice practice exams for each, learn from the wrong answers. Easy 4 because of how the scale works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is in a T5 and did not submit AP scores. Took 10 AP classes.

Yeah, I don’t get why it would matter except to receive the college credit. If you are going to take over in college anyway why would the college care what your score was? You already have a grade given for the class