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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is from TJ. He got A- in AP Physics C M&EM but in the AP exams he got - Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - 3 and Physics C: Mechanics - 4. What are the chances in top colleges such as Ivies?. Do these colleges consider the grade or AP scores or both?. Should we report these AP scores in the college application?[/quote]

He should report because the elite schools will presume it is lower if not. If he is targeting a stem major at an ivy and he has no hooks, A- combined with the lower score significantly decreases chances. If he is clearly not a stem major based on activities and interests solidly aligned with humanties or arts, it won’t matter much because trying the hardest courses in a non-interest area is a positive. However it has to be clear he is definitely not a stem major in hiding.

My kid is at an ivy, he and friends are all unhooked engineering or physics majors, one is physics and CompE. They all joke how easy AP mechanics and E&M were compared to the ivy physics classes. AP chem and calc too.  These are kids that had straight 5s and won their high school science awards, were top students at the high school. One in the friend group is a TJ kid. 
AO’s know this is how most ivy stem students are. It may not be a good fit OP[/quote]

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