Is there a deadline to withhold AP scores?

There is no charge to remove a withhold on a score. For scores to be withheld from the college or university indicated online through the free score send in My AP, AP Services for Students must receive your request and payment by June 15 of the year you took the AP Exam.

Is it too late to withhold an AP score?

For scores to be withheld from the college, university, or scholarship program indicated online through My AP, the AP Program must receive your request by June 15 of the year you took the AP Exam.

Is there a deadline to send AP scores?

If you're taking AP Exams as a junior or sophomore and you know you'll be applying to a specific college, we suggest you use your one free score send to designate that college as a score recipient. You have until the June 20 deadline to use your free score send online.

Do colleges care if you withhold AP scores?

If a student does not take an AP course at their high school and instead self-studies for the exam, admissions officers will not expect to see a score. As such, it's safe for students not to report a score for such an exam if it's lower than they had hoped.

Is it OK to not send any AP scores?

Yes. You can avoid sending your AP score report on your college applications. That will prevent anyone from seeing either good or bad AP scores.

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What happens if you don't send AP scores on time?

Yes, colleges can see your AP scores if you listed the college as a recipient when you took the exam. However, if you choose not to send your AP scores to a college, they will not have access to them unless you decide to send them at a later time.

Should I withhold or cancel my AP score?

Unlike withholding, canceling an AP score is permanent and cannot be reversed. Students typically choose cancellation over withholding if they don't want a school to know they ever took that AP exam.

Should I withhold a 3 AP score?

If they will give you credit for the 3, then by all means report it! On the other hand, if they only give credit for a 5 on that exam (not even for a 4), you may want to hold off. The other thing to take into consideration is the selectivity of the college itself.

Will bad AP scores hurt me?

A bad AP score is often correlated with a poor grade in the corresponding course, which can hurt your GPA. While AP courses benefit you by improving your weighted GPA, it may not be worth it if your overall grade in the course is very poor.

Is a 1 on an AP exam bad?

Key Takeaway: AP students who earn a score of 1 or 2, or average a score of 1 or 2 across their AP Exams in high school, have better college outcomes than academically similar college students who did not take an AP course and exam.

Should I report a 3 on an AP Exam to Ivy League?

An AP Score of 3 or 4 will likely not get you any college credit or respect at a top school like Stanford/Ivies/MIT. A score of 5 may not either — top colleges like to think that their courses are more rigorous than APs and thus should not be passed out of, and earning a 5 is simply expected for top admits.

Should I send my AP scores as a junior?

If you're taking AP Exams as a junior or sophomore and you know you'll be applying to a specific college, we suggest you use your one free score send to designate that college as a score recipient. You have until the June 20 deadline to use your free score send online.

Is it worth sending AP scores to colleges?

Particularly high AP scores (i.e., 5s in a variety of subjects) may be helpful for very selective institutions where every bit of edge to differentiate you from other elite students can count. Similarly, low AP scores (i.e., 1 or 2) can be a red flag to selective institutions.

Does withholding AP scores look bad?

If you have consistently high grades but low test scores, this can indicate to colleges that there's grade inflation at your high school. However, because you're probably going to self-report your AP scores anyway, there's nothing wrong with simply not reporting one or two scores you're not satisfied with.

Do you have to pay to withhold AP scores?

The fee to withhold a score is $10 per score per college, which does not include the cost to send your score report to the designated institution. You may later remove the withhold by sending AP Services a signed written request. There is no charge to remove a withhold on a score.

Does a 2 on an AP exam look bad?

AP® Score of 2

This score is usually not accepted by colleges unless there are extenuating circumstances. A 2 means that you may have studied hard and prepared; however, something may have gone amiss while taking your exam. Perhaps you did not truly understand the material or did not utilize it properly.

Does a 4 on an AP exam look bad?

AP scores carry little to no weight in the admissions process, and a 4 is a very good score, particularly on an exam where more than half fail. That is a great score.

Can you get a 0 on an AP exam?

For example, for AP English, multiple choice is worth 45% and free response is worth 55%. Often, composite scores are between 0 and 100, or 0 and 150. The composite score is then converted to a number on the scaled score range 1-5.

Do Ivy Leagues care about AP scores?

In terms of Ivy League and Top 20 schools, even a 4 is a relatively low score to earn on an AP exam. It is routine for Ivy League admissions officers to review applications from students who have scored 5s on multiple AP tests.

Does UCLA accept 3 on AP test?

Credit from Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

UCLA awards college credit for AP exams with scores of three or higher.

Do Ivy Leagues accept 4s on AP exams?

So, while having 5s definitely helps, your overall application package is more important. It's crucial to maintain a balanced application and showcase your strengths. In summary, your AP scores of 4 shouldn't hold you back from applying to Ivy League schools, as long as the rest of your application is strong.

Why do people cancel AP scores?

The option to cancel a score helps a number of students. Perhaps some of those students took an AP course but found that the class didn't cover all the information on the test, or they didn't study for the test as much as they should have. (This happens more often than we'd like to think.)

Should I cancel my AP score of 2?

It is more important for you to get recognition for taking that AP in the first place than it is to earn your target score. If you earned a 3, 2, or a 1, consider withholding your score. These scores are not as strong and you may not want to include them in your application.

Should you report a 4 AP score?

If the rest of your application is strong, this AP score can complement your academic profile well. You also have the discretion to choose which scores to send to colleges, so if you feel that a 4 doesn't represent your best work, you might opt not to report it.

Can you withhold AP scores after June 15?

Scores can be canceled at any time, but for scores not to be sent to the college, university, or scholarship program indicated online through My AP, the AP Program must receive your request by June 15 of the year you took the AP Exam.