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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only for the college credit.  I really don’t think AP test scores matter for admission.  The senior year ones arrive too late so it would only be the ones before that in an application.  The class grade matters obviously but [b]4/5s are not going to impress anyone[/b].[/quote]

Not true at all in the abstract, but in certain situations it might not matter, specifically, when the kid already demonstrates sufficient achievement in that area. Sometimes that's fulfilled by competing in science competitions, or by being a yearbook editor and winning writing competitions, or for foreign language, taking that country's proficiency test. The problem is, OP, if someone at your non-AP school starts submitting AP scores, then it becomes a tool to stand out compared to classmates.

And of course AP exams are taken before senior year. Kids take them at any and all points in their high school career.

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It is true that if you are aiming for a top college, with a stellar GPA, getting 5s on AP exams is so basic nobody would care.  However if you are aiming much lower it is possible it would help.[/quote]

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