would you send 4s on AP to middlebury?

[Anonymous]

I would not

[Anonymous]

Thoughts on sending 4s to Wesleyan?

And as one data point, my older kid at Midd included 4s mixed in with mostly 5s on the app

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thoughts on sending 4s to Wesleyan?

And as one data point, my older kid at Midd included 4s mixed in with mostly 5s on the app

In the op's case I would have sent the 4s if the kid had taken the AP course. I think in that case it's totally reasonable and they're good scores. But since the kid self-studied and didn't take the AP courses, nobody is expecting scores, and I'd only send "extras" that are clearly a net positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thoughts on sending 4s to Wesleyan?

And as one data point, my older kid at Midd included 4s mixed in with mostly 5s on the app

I would only send fours if they were mixed with and outnumbered by 5s.

[Anonymous]

Since you didn’t take the classes, they would not expect the scores and thus won’t know if they are missing. Don’t send.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since you didn’t take the classes, they would not expect the scores and thus won’t know if they are missing. Don’t send.

to be fair, she said that up front.

I think a 1530 is v strong for Midd and I wouldnt confuse things by sending 4s

[Anonymous]

Dd admitted RD to middlebury with a 1530, half 4s and half 5s.

[Anonymous]

I think a 1530 is more impressive than the APs. Maybe if the tests were unusual - like 4 languages. But otherwise, it just muddies the waters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP yeah, SAT is a 1530

This is a good score (75th pct) for Middlebury.

They do not give credit for AP courses; do they even accept self studied APs for placement? I see no good reason to submit the scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not. A 4 is not very strong and may be distracting in a package with otherwise good test scores and grades.

This. It detracts and doesn’t add.

[Anonymous]

Clearly people are split, but I’m in the yes category. They know you took the test, right? So if you don’t provide a score they will know it’s a 4 or 3 or 2. I’d rather them know it’s a 4 than wonder. People get into top schools all the time with 4s and 5s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearly people are split, but I’m in the yes category. They know you took the test, right? So if you don’t provide a score they will know it’s a 4 or 3 or 2. I’d rather them know it’s a 4 than wonder. People get into top schools all the time with 4s and 5s.

How would they know? That’s nonsensical. OP wrote, “from private school with no AP courses so these were all self-studied. easy enough to omit, lots of other better testing.”

[Anonymous]

This thread is crazy. 4s and 5s are great; 4 is even more impressive if kid self-studied!

[Anonymous]

I would send to plenty of places but not midd if you already have a 1530