If your kid earns a 5 or even a 4, it is worth reporting for college credit. Many APs will be outside their field of study. This opens the door to take more courses outside their major while still graduating in four years.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, my DC is required to take the AP test to get the +1 GPA boost and pass the class. It is not optional at DC’s school. Just wondering how important the score is if DC has an A (97) in the class and whether DC can skip reporting the score on the Common App if they earn a 3 or lower.

OP here again. Before I get berated, I agree that the grade is totally inflated and DC does not know the material well enough to pass the AP exam. This question is about the application and reporting scores.

It all relative, and how strong of an academic profile your student wants to present. If many other applicants to that college also have A grades in challenging courses and report high AP exam scores, your student’s profile may appear slightly less distinctive in comparison.
Most applicants do self report scores of 4 and 5.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, my DC is required to take the AP test to get the +1 GPA boost and pass the class. It is not optional at DC’s school. Just wondering how important the score is if DC has an A (97) in the class and whether DC can skip reporting the score on the Common App if they earn a 3 or lower.

OP here again. Before I get berated, I agree that the grade is totally inflated and DC does not know the material well enough to pass the AP exam. This question is about the application and reporting scores.

No issue not reporting. Schools will not know if he took the test or not.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, my DC is required to take the AP test to get the +1 GPA boost and pass the class. It is not optional at DC’s school. Just wondering how important the score is if DC has an A (97) in the class and whether DC can skip reporting the score on the Common App if they earn a 3 or lower.

OP here again. Before I get berated, I agree that the grade is totally inflated and DC does not know the material well enough to pass the AP exam. This question is about the application and reporting scores.

How do you know DC can't get a 4? The score cut off for 4 is fairly generous

Anonymous wrote:OP here. To clarify, my DC is required to take the AP test to get the +1 GPA boost and pass the class. It is not optional at DC’s school. Just wondering how important the score is if DC has an A (97) in the class and whether DC can skip reporting the score on the Common App if they earn a 3 or lower.

OP here again. Before I get berated, I agree that the grade is totally inflated and DC does not know the material well enough to pass the AP exam. This question is about the application and reporting scores.

OP here. To clarify, my DC is required to take the AP test to get the +1 GPA boost and pass the class. It is not optional at DC’s school. Just wondering how important the score is if DC has an A (97) in the class and whether DC can skip reporting the score on the Common App if they earn a 3 or lower.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

cant believe anyone would take this advice seriously.

What exactly would be the scenario for someone who took 10+ AP classes , yet have nothing to show for it? Aside from college app, if you actually learned in the class , you should be able to demonstrate that with a 5 on the exam

AP exams are very expensive and a lot of the top schools don't offer credit. It makes sense if you're aiming for a state school, but save your money if aiming for private.

Oh yeah. Family has quarter million for private college but finds a hundred dollars for AP exam fee as expensive? Does this get justified in college essay?

A lot of families receive a considerable amount of financial aid. Private was cheaper than our state flagship

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

cant believe anyone would take this advice seriously.

What exactly would be the scenario for someone who took 10+ AP classes , yet have nothing to show for it? Aside from college app, if you actually learned in the class , you should be able to demonstrate that with a 5 on the exam

AP exams are very expensive and a lot of the top schools don't offer credit. It makes sense if you're aiming for a state school, but save your money if aiming for private.

Oh yeah. Family has quarter million for private college but finds a hundred dollars for AP exam fee as expensive? Does this get justified in college essay?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

cant believe anyone would take this advice seriously.

What exactly would be the scenario for someone who took 10+ AP classes , yet have nothing to show for it? Aside from college app, if you actually learned in the class , you should be able to demonstrate that with a 5 on the exam

AP exams are very expensive and a lot of the top schools don't offer credit. It makes sense if you're aiming for a state school, but save your money if aiming for private.

given how competitive the top schools don't offer credit, how would someone in their sophomore year or junior year know they wouldn't end up at their state school safety? This is just illogical to not take the ap exam unless you thought you wouldn't get at least a 4

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Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

cant believe anyone would take this advice seriously.

What exactly would be the scenario for someone who took 10+ AP classes , yet have nothing to show for it? Aside from college app, if you actually learned in the class , you should be able to demonstrate that with a 5 on the exam

AP exams are very expensive and a lot of the top schools don't offer credit. It makes sense if you're aiming for a state school, but save your money if aiming for private.

My son reported all but one (a 3 from sophomore year). The rest were 4s and 5s. In our district you have to take the test to get the gpa bump. I think test scores prove gpa which is why they help.

Where would you put AP scores on the app? I don’t recall there being a place for them. I am pretty sure my kid didn’t include them.

Also, for ap classes taken in sophomore or junior year, when you have no idea where you're going to college, why would you assume you wouldn't get college credit for the ap score?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is in a T5 and did not submit AP scores. Took 10 AP classes.

Yeah, I don’t get why it would matter except to receive the college credit. If you are going to take over in college anyway why would the college care what your score was? You already have a grade given for the class

unless it is an elite private or hyper competitive public magnet that the college is intimately familiar and has confidence in the schools grading, why would they take the course grade at face value when the student didn't bother to take the exam?

I can't believe we are seriously here

Anonymous wrote:I have two kids at a t10. Both took 10+ APs and listed no scores on apps. Got into Michigan and UMD plus their t10

cant believe anyone would take this advice seriously.

What exactly would be the scenario for someone who took 10+ AP classes , yet have nothing to show for it? Aside from college app, if you actually learned in the class , you should be able to demonstrate that with a 5 on the exam