3s on AP Tests - now what?

[Anonymous]

http://www.thecollegiateblog.org/2012/10/25/qa-reporting-low-ap-scores-2/

[Anonymous]

AP scores are not used for admissions purposes at any US schools, just for placement/credit purposes

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Anonymous wrote:AP scores are not used for admissions purposes at any US schools, just for placement/credit purposes

Why is there a procedure for reporting them on the APPLICATION if they aren't used for admission purposes?

[Anonymous]

He should report them - college admissions officers are not stupid. They will see he took AP courses and if you don't report the results, they will assume he scored very low.

The 4s and 5s will help boost his application, more than the 3s will hurt it, especially if you don't report any scores in which case they will likely assume he did much worse than he really did.

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Anonymous wrote: 6 APs by junior year, isn't this a little much?

I never took APs until my senior year of high school. How did high school change where you are taking APs as a sophomore?

doesn't anyone else think this is not normal?

My DC is a rising senior and s/he has already taken 8 AP exams. This is not unusual today.

[Anonymous]

The schools now offer AP class options at almost every grade level during high school. It is best for a student to take the AP exam in the month (May) that they are close to competing their course, rather than wait until junior or senior year to take them all at once. Thus you see many students with 5 or more AP exams under their belt before they even start senior year.

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Anonymous wrote:How does one "self report" AP scores?

There's a place on the Common App for self reporting scores. Some also self report SAT 2s since there are many schools who don't require them so kids who have taken them and done well can include them on the Common App. I think it's pretty common to include AP scores on the common app. My DC included them, although had all 5s and 4s. I would not self report 3s so then it's questionable whether reporting only the 4s and 5s will raise more questions since the colleges will be able to see that the kid has taken more AP courses.

OP here. So what would be more questionable - not reporting the scores at all, reporting only the 4s and 5s, or reporting them all?

Reporting only 4s and 5s would be more questionable IMO, but I think you need some advice from your DCs counselor on this question.

It also depends how your DC did in the classes. If he got an A in the class and a 3 on the test you definitely don't want to report it since it will raise an obvious question about the rigor of the grading.

Okay, so what does getting a 4 on the AP for a course that DC got a B in say?

That the grading is in line with the AP test results. An A or B grade should result in a 4 or 5 score. A B could result in a 3. An A should not result in a 3.

This seems about right, my child earned a 5 (top 6 percent in that particular exam) in an AP course for which their grade was a B+

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How do you use a proxy to see the scores early?

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Anonymous wrote:How do you use a proxy to see the scores early?

The AP class instructor has already seen the grade prior to the student being given access which is beginning this week. Obviously, in this case, the teacher was the "proxy" (said another way...the teacher told the student his/her score).

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Or you use an iPhone address from another state to trick the AP site into releasing your scores

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I P. Sorry not iPhone

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I find it SO stupid to not given the students their scores at the same time the school receives them.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you use a proxy to see the scores early?

How reliable are these reports of the scores?

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Anonymous wrote:How do you use a proxy to see the scores early?

proxy doesn't mean a person, it means tricking the College Board system in to thinking you are in one of the states where they have released scores. It's like using a UK IP address to be able to watch Downton Abbey before it is released in the US. I personally don't know how to do it, and my DC is fine waiting until tomorrow which is when his are released.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you use a proxy to see the scores early?

The AP class instructor has already seen the grade prior to the student being given access which is beginning this week. Obviously, in this case, the teacher was the "proxy" (said another way...the teacher told the student his/her score).

Oh good, I am glad that the teachers get to see the scores as well.