Only report 5s on application to UVA, Michigan, UCLA?

[Anonymous]

Include 4s and 5s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they see the APs on the transcript and no score reported, they could assume you really bombed it. I would absolutely include 4s.

This. They see you took an AP class. Don't report the score and they know you didn't get a 5 so it means a 4 AT BEST or you did not bother taking it because you knew the class was too easy and you'd likely not do well. I can see not reporting a lower score, but you lose nothing by reporting a 4.

A lot of kids take the class but not the exam, so if a kid reports good grades on the AP class but no score, there's room for doubt, despite the possibility of grade inflation. However, I agree that there's no downside to reporting a 4.