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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You'll get plenty of people on here who claim AP scores are not considered during admissions.

Sorry, but an admissions officer who knows grades are inflated and can't easily be compared between one school system and another will be interested to find that "top" student A earned 5 out of 5 on their AP exams, and "top" student B earned 3.

Same principle for SAT, ACT and IB scores. They all cut across the gpa noise and provide a national basis of comparison. At similar gpa, it really shows you which school inflates grades and which school doesn't.
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Here's the thing: an admissions officer may say that student B would have gotten the 5 if they had gone to the same school (or had the same teachers) as student A.  So while it can differentiate between schools, it may not lead them to saying student A > student B.[/quote]

That is a logical fallacy, since you cannot expect overworked college admissions officers to weigh imponderables and prove negatives.
Please also note that some students take AP exams without taking the course.
Your argument could only be valid if the student adds in the appropriate portion of his application that he suffered a notable setback in his education due to X, Y and Z. Poor teaching will not be well received, however true it is. I know, my kid has has two inexperienced AP teachers out of 6 so far!

But to a broader point: an academically strong student will be recognized if their scores are strong across the board: high scores on SAT/ACT, AP and/or IB. An admissions officer will not ignore that, and will not take a chance on a lower-scoring student unless they have other meaningful things to bring to the college: athleticism, alumni connection, development potential, minority status, or significant extra-curricular achievement.
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