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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t have to submit them to colleges, they care more about gpa.[/quote]

what an ignorant and unhelpful comment[/quote]it is not ignorant at all. Two college counselors have said this to me. The college can not assume the kid took the test-they cost money- so the grade you get in the course matters more to them than if you submit an AP test score or not. Kids who do not submit scores are not penalized since they can assume they took the test. If hoping to get college credit this doesn’t apply. Why is that unhelpful info? [/quote]

Colleges definitely look more at gpa.  But at many high schools, all of the kids have the same tough schedule and have As (since this is MCPS) so AP scores differentiate you from the other applicants.  I'm always confused when admissions officers say that something (submitting SAT scores, AP scores, whatever) can 'help' you but not 'hurt' you.  It's a zero sum game-- if some kids are helped by submitting high scores then by definition, others are hurt by not doing it.  It's not that they take points off on your application.  But they put it in the stack below the others who are strong on all fronts.

My oldest went through the application process last year and I remember being torn about whether to submit the scores where she got a 3.  Ultimately decided that if we were submitting the 5s, they would assume we took all of the tests for which she took AP and might assume she got even lower than 3 if we didn't submit.[/quote]

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