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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.
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Sending AP Scores โ AP Students | College Board
You can order as many score reports as you need online after scores are released. 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 ...
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r/APStudents on Reddit: Can you submit SOME scores and not others
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Or is that a red flag to colleges?
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Yes. You choose which scores to submit on the Common App (and on other application platforms, afaik). An admissions officer would see that you took the AP class (from your transcript) but would not see the score, so they would probably assume you withheld your score because you failed the AP test. I wouldn't say anything here is a red flag. AP scores are usually not super impactful in college admissions, no matter how good or bad they are. Your GPA and SAT/ACT scores (if applicable) are far more important.
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most colleges also wonโt look at ap scores for admission-and just for placement i donโt think it will suginificanylu hurt you to not send scores also diff ppl have diff reasons for not wanting the credits on their transcript to grad school-keep that in mind
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Which scores should I send? โ AP Students | College Board
Your score report contains scores from all of the AP Exams you have ever taken. Your college will only use those scores that meet the minimum required score to receive credit or placement. You do have the option to withhold a score from a particular college, or cancel a score altogether.
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How to Send AP Scores to Colleges & Universities | AP Info Class Notes | Fiveable
August 22, 2025 - College Board allows students to use one free score send to a school of their choice every year they take an AP exam. This includes any AP course exam from previous years as well. If youโre not sure which college or university you will be attending yet, you can always come back and reselect ...
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You don't have to submit AP test scores but it is highly recommended. AP test scores of 4-5 are highly recommended to submit- scores of 3 you should be weary about. 2 or less don't bother submitting. Hope this helps!
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You don't need to send your official AP scores through CollegeBoard when you're applying to colleges. On your Common App, you can self-report your AP scores, which is usually enough for the application process. Colleges typically only require you to send official scores directly from CollegeBoard *after* youโve been accepted and decide to enroll. So, for now, self-reporting is a more cost-effective option.
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Can I choose which AP scores to send to colleges? - AP Test Preparation - College Confidential Forums
February 23, 2010 - Hello, I am taking 3 AP tests this year, and I am confident on 2 of them and so-so on the 3rd. I was wondering that when I apply to college next year, can I choose to send only those 2 of the 3 AP scores in case I do not do well on my third? In other words, I know that you have the option to ...
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Send AP Scores Online - AP Students โ College Board
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.
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Short answer- NONE of them.
Long answers- Whether you submit none, 1 or all your APs to a particular school is completely up to your discretion. So if you have a list of 20 schools, in theory, you can take different approaches to submit your AP test score on an a la carte basis. The College Board AP ordering form allows you to send whatever AP test you want to whatever school you want. And the Common App allows you to self-report your AP test scores.
Ivy Leagues generally give only college credit or placement options if you get a 5 on your AP test. Brown doesn't give you AP credit. So you might only want to reserve your 4s and 5s for Ivys and Stanford. And I'm pretty sure that Caltech only gives 5s credit on a few limited non-STEM APs as well. UC Schools, depending on the campus may give college credit for an AP with a 3. So I would check the UC AP credit schedule for each of the UC schools you are applying to prior to self-reporting them to that school.
If you are considering applying to Ivys and Stanford, keep in mind the sweet spot for APs is somewhere between 9 and 11 these days as more and more applicants have stronger course rigor than in prior years. So plan out your AP course load now, not next year. I recommend most high achieving applicants to take 1-2 sophomore year, 4-5 junior year, and 3-4 senior year. You don't want to wait until senior year to take a bunch o APs because your 10th and 11th grades are most important.
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If you put your scores as a free score send, then the colleges you put on your list will receive them when you get your scores. Otherwise, you can self-report which scores you want colleges to see.