Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:34
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Score report will always say “score cancelled at student’s request” if you cancel the score after it has been scored
Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:26
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Our college counselor says that there is no indication of a cancelled score on the official score reports sent to colleges.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:17
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Which colleges require all scores? I can’t think of any.
MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Yale if you report any APs, just to mention a few.
DP. I think these are the only schools, plus Georgetown will only see scores sent via official report at the time of application, which means they'd see all.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:16
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:On the official report sent to colleges, it will still indicate score was cancelled by student.
I’m not sure that’s accurate.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:16
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Which colleges require all scores? I can’t think of any.
MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Yale if you report any APs, just to mention a few.
I can’t find anything about this in Yale’s site. You can use APs in lieu of SAT, though, and maybe it’s in that case?
DP. Yes, if you use APs in lieu of SAT, you need to report all. Otherwise, I don't think all are needed.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 15:15
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:On the official report sent to colleges, it will still indicate score was cancelled by student.
With a few exceptions, scores are self-reported in the application. The official report is not sent until after high school graduation, with senior year AP scores.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 14:50
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Which colleges require all scores? I can’t think of any.
MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Yale if you report any APs, just to mention a few.
I can’t find anything about this in Yale’s site. You can use APs in lieu of SAT, though, and maybe it’s in that case?
Anonymous
02/19/2026 14:47
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:On the official report sent to colleges, it will still indicate score was cancelled by student.
Really?? Then what is the point of cancelling? That looks worse than not cancelling unless you have a 2 or a 1.
Why else would you cancel?
Anonymous
02/19/2026 14:45
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:On the official report sent to colleges, it will still indicate score was cancelled by student.
Really?? Then what is the point of cancelling? That looks worse than not cancelling unless you have a 2 or a 1.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 14:44
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Anonymous wrote:Which colleges require all scores? I can’t think of any.
MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Yale if you report any APs, just to mention a few.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 09:27
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
Which colleges require all scores? I can’t think of any.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 09:23
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
On the official report sent to colleges, it will still indicate score was cancelled by student.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 08:42
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
You can cancel AP scores after the test has been graded. They are permanently removed from your record. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/score-reporting-services/cancel-scores
If you have an AP class on your transcript but no corresponding AP exam on your official score report, the college will know you either didn’t take the exam or cancelled the score, but I don’t think the official score report says something like “AP Physics 1 - cancelled score.”
Cancelling is different than selectively reporting, or withholding, certain scores from colleges. Doing that does not permanently remove the score from your record. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/score-reporting-services/withhold-scores
If you have an AP class on your transcript but no corresponding AP exam on your official score report, the college will know you either didn’t take the exam or cancelled the score, but I don’t think the official score report says something like “AP Physics 1 - cancelled score.”
Cancelling is different than selectively reporting, or withholding, certain scores from colleges. Doing that does not permanently remove the score from your record. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/score-reporting-services/withhold-scores
Anonymous
02/19/2026 07:38
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
How are you cancelling a score after it is graded? I don’t think that is an option. My kid had a technical issue with one of her exams and wasn’t offered an opportunity to see, but then cancel the score. Options were cancel the test, cancel and retake, or just let it be and get the exam scored.
Do you mean selectively reporting scores? Wouldn’t the school see that your kid took an AP class and no reported score.
Do you mean selectively reporting scores? Wouldn’t the school see that your kid took an AP class and no reported score.
Anonymous
02/19/2026 01:39
Subject: cancelled AP scores - do they need to be reported?
More and more top IVY+ plus schools are requiring all AP scores to be reported in the applications. Does that include cancelled scores? And if you cancel a score after the exam has been graded, does it show up anywhere that it's been cancelled?
Hating the fact that colleges are constantly changing the rules of the game!
Hating the fact that colleges are constantly changing the rules of the game!