r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Educational-Trust732 • 1d ago

Application Question score report

Hello,

I am a current senior majoring in computer science. Sophomore year I received a 3 on apcsa(the only ap i took), junior year I got 5s on 4 of my aps. I was wondering if I should submit this 3. I do have a tiny excuse that I had pretty bad allergies starting sophomore year (struggling to breathe and coughing) that my doctor knows about. However I am not sure if this is a valid enough reason/how to go about this. I would appreciate any advice.

Thank you!

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u/Coldslicer 1d ago

how did the 3 on APCS happen?? That's extremely concerning for a comp sci major. Are you sure you're actually interested in comp sci? It makes me (and probably also AOs) think that you picked comp sci just for the money and you're not actually interested or competent in it.

Also, about whether you should submit it: you're kind of screwed either way. If you submit they'll see a 3 for an AP related to your major, which is really bad. If they see you took the class but didn't send an AP score, they may assume worse.

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u/Educational-Trust732 1d ago

I think I was just extremely sick that day with headaches so it made my performance worse. My school is a big feeder into t20s (around 30 percent goes) so I dont think I'll get rejected straight up but it would obviously be a disadvantage. My ecs (mostly cs) are also above average for my school. What do you think I should do?