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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 4/5s are not going to impress anyone.[/quote]

This doesn't sound like an informed opinion.  Many public school students start taking APs in grade 9.  By end of junior year, they could have 10 AP scores registered.[/quote]

You should read through the rest of this thread rather than fixate on one post which doesn’t include the details.

If your school’s advanced track of coursework is designated AP, then of course anyone taking advanced coursework will rack up lots of APs.  That isn’t the point of this thread.

The question is not about taking the most advanced coursework at your school, but do the AP exam scores matter for college admissions?

Does including 10 AP exam scores help or hurt you?  If you got less than a 5 on any of these exams, doesn’t that open you up to scrutiny?  For example you got an A in the class but a 3 or 4 on the exam, that looks weak.  Anything less than a 5 is a red flag for a competitive application.

The issue at private schools without AP classes is that they are not required to take these exams.

My own kids did not include the exam scores in their college application but later used them to get college credit.

If you have a strong college application the AP exam scores are not going to help you and could hurt you.[/quote]

So basically private school kids shouldn't do AP exams, because they can't hack the competition and won't stand out compared to their national peers and private school is a haven that allows you to say that your special snowflake is the biggest fish in a tiny pond.[/quote]

You lack reading comprehension skills.  Perhaps your education was too focused on preparing overcrowded classrooms for standardized tests.  Whatever the reason, it has failed you.[/quote]

Yet somehow your meager writing skills were unable to point out where the PP was incorrect in her assessment of the reasons why private school kids shouldn't take AP exams.[/quote]

If you had basic reading comprehension skills you would see it.[/quote]

Translation:  we all read what you wrote, and you can't justify it.[/quote]

Go back to middle school.[/quote]
Perhaps you should and ask them to teach you how to defend your own written arguments.  Sorry that you feel ashamed in advocating that private school students skip APs because they're better off not comparing themselves to other students.[/quote]

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