Do colleges care about AP test scores?

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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.

Not true overseas. English schools only look at SATs and APs. St. Andrew’s in Scotland looks at grades also, but that’s it.

[Anonymous]

If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Depends on the school. Not all publics accept 3. This is nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Depends on the school. Not all publics accept 3. This is nonsense.

My kid’s public did not accept his 4 on AP Euro—it only would have accepted a 5. Grrr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Um, when I started at Penn I had 5 classes worth of credit from AP exams. That hasn’t changed much since I attended. https://admissions.upenn.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/preparing-for-admission/freshman-admission/external-exam-credit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Not true overseas. English schools only look at SATs and APs. St. Andrew’s in Scotland looks at grades also, but that’s it.

I believe there are counselors that help with the UCAS application for UK schools.

The UK bachelors are generally 3 year programs and you have to select your major, they are not liberal arts colleges with distribution requirements to ensure breadth or allow for exploration before choosing a major. If you do not have the academics to get into the program you want, there are also 1 year programs that can set you up to apply to those programs. I think UCL may have such a one year program. It is also fairly reasonable financially as compared to private and out of state publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Already checked with the T50 school that he already committed to.
Getting credit for 4 out of the 5 AP exams taken so far. That's 12 hours of course credit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Already checked with the T50 school that he already committed to.
Getting credit for 4 out of the 5 AP exams taken so far. That's 12 hours of course credit

What school? Public or private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Not true. Many top-tier colleges will give you credit for APs. I was told Harvard takes a 5, Good colleges take a 4, Ohio State takes a 3.

[Anonymous]

I’m surprised that colleges haven’t encouraged the College Board to grade the AP exams out of 100 rather than out of 5. Imagine how much useful information they could get if they knew how well prepared kids were across various subject areas rather than vague scores of 3 vs 5. It would be an easy change that could help colleges differentiate among the top 100,000 most academic kids.

[Anonymous]

It depends: If you’re applying to a top school AND you are not submitting SAT scores, you do want to submit strong AP scores (4s & 5s). It’s another data point that shows you can handle rigorous work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised that colleges haven’t encouraged the College Board to grade the AP exams out of 100 rather than out of 5. Imagine how much useful information they could get if they knew how well prepared kids were across various subject areas rather than vague scores of 3 vs 5. It would be an easy change that could help colleges differentiate among the top 100,000 most academic kids.

I recently attended a meeting to review/update AP course credit guidelines at my university.

3 = C
4 = B
5 = A

Subjects are curved according to national test scores (raw) and college 100 level course averages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Not true. Many top-tier colleges will give you credit for APs. I was told Harvard takes a 5, Good colleges take a 4, Ohio State takes a 3.

The issue with top tier schools is that they limit the number of total credits they will grant. If a kid comes in within 12 APs for example he is likely only to get credit for 4 total. Or May be offered option of placing out of an intro class but not get credit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you save the PDF of the common app application, you can see the scores listed in there when you self-report.

How can an admissions officer not look at that?

DC reported 5 test scores -two 5s and three 4s.
He didn't list AP Scholar with Distinction on awards

...and even if they didn't care, DC worked really hard to get those scores, which will provide college credit.

Only state schools or low tier colleges will give you “college credit” for AP scores. And guarantee the college course in that subject your kid “worked so hard” for a test score in is much better actually taught at a college by a professor.

Your first statement is false, and the second is only sometimes true. Leave the "making up facts to fit what you want reality to be" to MAGA.