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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is a senior and some schools ask for AP scores (self-reported) and some don't.  I have asked this question several times to different schools (top 1-50) and surprisingly not one of them have said to not self-report. NOT. ONE.  If you dig at it, the ad-comm says "We take wholistic view - we would like to see the student challenge themselves in a rigorous curriculum and get good grades".  They are extremely cagey about saying what makes a good grade.

A number of private college counselors encouraged him to  get good grades and scores in AP courses.  My kid is Asian-American male wanting to do CS/Engineering, so what may be "prescribed" and "expected" from him is not necessarily true for everyone else. Take it with a spoon of salt as this is anecdata.

- Take majority of your AP courses before 12th grade so that you can share the scores during applications
- AP courses are weighted so you will benefit your wGPA
- AP courses can be taken from 9th grade
- Some colleges give credits for AP courses. You can check out their website to learn which particular APs and what scores they accept.  This allows you to be able to do double majors or graduate early or even lower the cost of college.
- You can self-study and take AP courses, especially if they are not offered at your school
- Certain AP courses are easy and can be paired with other courses.  So, if you are taking AP Bio in school, you can self study for AP Envio along with it.
- Take at least one AP from each of the 5 core areas - English, Foreign Language, Social Science, Science, Math - before 12th grade

My kid took the following number of APs in each grade    9th (1),  10th (3),  11th (4)  and  12th (4). There are kids in his class that have taken up to 15 and it is entirely doable if you have planned for it from earlier classes and have a strategy of hard work and time management (and of course, knowing the timelines for it).

My kids used Barrons for most of the AP studies.

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You're not understanding and/or missing the point.  Nobody is saying that colleges don't want you to report the scores.  And no where in your thousand word essay have you said anything at all about how much weight any college actually puts on AP scores.  [/quote]

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