Do AP Scores Affect College Admissions 

At Signature College Counseling, we are often asked if AP scores impact college admissions. In general, they don’t really affect your admissions chances. As with many questions about college admissions, however, the answer is it really depends upon the student. While this may be a frustrating answer, whether or not your AP score will impact your admissions chances is part and parcel of the bigger picture of your credentials, i.e., transcript, AP test results, how the AP subjects relate to your intended major, activities, other standardized test scores, etc. Let’s explore this answer a bit more to help you understand what we mean.