In the report sent to schools? So what's the point of cancelling? It sends a very bad message! Especially to the very top schools, who don't even want to see a 4. |
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Applicants get into top schools with 4’s.
Other than maybe MIT and Caltech, 4’s aren’t as big a deal as you might think. |
You don’t have to report 4s to schools — you can selectively report the scores you want includes. Why are you so worked up about this? What is the bad message that is sent to schools? There are a lot of other things schools look at— this is nt something to worry about. |
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Cancelled scores need to be reported to schools that require all scores.
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| I would just leave the scores and not cancel them. Your kid self reports the good scores on their common app and very few schools use the actual score reports to do anything except to verify your self-reporting. |
Many of the very top schools now want all scores (though it's not clear to me if that includes cancelled scores...). And at those very top schools, a 4 can absolutely hurt you. They are just looking for any reason to deny a student! |
My dc canceled a score right after taking the test so it was never scored. There’s no score to report. If you report a canceled score after it was graded, there isn’t an official way to verify it. |
I believe that you would have to disclose that the score was canceled. Obviously this only applies to the very few schools that require reporting all AP tests. |
| if your student can't reliably get 4 and 5 on all of their APs, you should consider wether IVY+ is the right school for them. |
To me it’s reporting the available scores, and omitting what was cancelled. There’s no way to verify any cancelled score or that it was even cancelled. |
Many meaning CalTech? It’s really not a thing. |
That’s the most logical and equitable take. Otherwise, you’re only penalizing the ones being honest. |