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.

Is it better to cancel or withhold AP scores?

If you plan to cancel your score, use the score cancellation form. To withhold a score from colleges simply means that others are not informed you took the exam and are not shown your score. This is the safer option if you do have a score that you want removed from your record, since you can always change your mind.

What happens if you cancel your AP score?

The AP Program allows you to cancel your AP Exam scores. When you request cancellation, your exam won't be scored, and if it has already been scored, the score will be permanently deleted from our records. Once a score is canceled, it can't be reinstated.

Does it cost 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.

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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Does not sending AP scores hurt?

It wouldn't do too much damage if you didn't send AP scores. It's more of an extra topping. However, if you're applying to top 50 schools, you might want to send in other test scores like SAT or ACT if you did well on those.

Do colleges care if you send AP scores?

AP exams are considered as part of your application when submitted, but are not typically a major factor relative to the other parts of your application. Almost any admission officer will tell you they care more about your performance in a semester or year-long course than your score from one Tuesday morning AP exam.

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.

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.

How do I hide my bad AP scores?

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.)

Can colleges see if you cancel AP score?

If you cancel an AP exam score, then it will be permanently deleted from the College Board records. Colleges cannot see whatever was deleted. What colleges will see is that you completed this AP course in this academic year (shown in your transcript), but the AP exam score is dated by the different year.

How late is too late to cancel an AP exam?

Exams cancelled after March 1 or examinees who no show on exam day are not eligible for a refund. Credit or debit card processing fees are non-refundable. To cancel email [email protected] and include the student name, name of the school and the title of the exam to cancel.

Does a 3 on an AP exam look bad?

In most cases, a 3 or higher is considered a solid AP score. But you can get an even better idea of how good your AP score is by comparing it to the average score for that test that year. For example, the average score for AP Biology was 2.83 in 2021. Anything higher would be considered above average for that test.

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.

Should I submit a 3 AP score to Ivy League?

AP Exam Scores Can Be Listed on an Application

The general rule is only to report tests if you score a three or higher, especially if schools do not require AP tests. But, if you're applying to a selective school, that number should be a four or higher.

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.

What happens if a college sees a bad AP score?

The college will not do anything for a bad AP score. This means they will not rescind your admission, but they also won't let you skip the class. All it shows is that you tried to take a college level class and didn't do well on the exam that covered the content in the class. That's it.

Do Ivy Leagues accept 3 on AP exams?

3's (passing) on AP exams don't correlate with success at any Ivy League school. Even if you scored a half-dozen to a dozen 5's, and had 1550+ SAT/36 ACT board scores, you're not going to be in the top 100 applicants.

Should I report an AP score of 2?

And even if AP scores were MUCH more important than usual, a low AP score (1-3) would still damage your applications to very elite schools. So long as you received a decent grade in the course, you have nothing to worry about. I would most likely report your AP Lit Score.

Can you get a zero 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.

Is a 1 on an AP exam bad?

AP Chemistry is a very difficult AP class, so if you received a 1 or 2 in a difficult AP class as well (APUSH, Bio, Calc BC, etc) it's honestly not that bad and colleges will appreciate that you took the opportunity. The only bad thing that could possibly happen is that you won't receive any college credit. That's it.

Should I report all my AP scores?

Yes. Your score report includes all your scores from all the AP Exams you took in the past. Your entire score history will be sent to your designated college, university, or scholarship program unless you choose to withhold or cancel any of your scores.

How long does it take to cancel an AP score?

Your cancellation request will be processed within 15 business days of receipt. Please allow for delays, especially if you are mailing from overseas. Once processed, you will see the cancellation reflected on your online AP score report.

Can AP scores be Cancelled at any time?

Canceling your AP® Exam score permanently deletes it—it cannot be reinstated at a later time. Scores may be canceled at any time.