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Helpful Hints: AP’s and SAT Subject Tests

•  Posted by Sarah Ziegler on April 11th, 2008 in Academics
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If I’m enrolled in an AP course, can I just take the SAT Subject test in that course?
While an AP course is certainly rigorous, students should be aware that being prepared for one test doesn’t necessarily translate to being prepared for the other. In US History, for example, the AP test is more focused on reading, analysis, and writing, whereas the SAT Subject test is more focused on specific dates and facts. Be sure to allocate time to study for them separately.

Aren’t AP scores are more important for admissions than SAT Subject test scores?
Depending on the college, AP tests may not even be an official consideration in your overall acceptance. Having AP scores doesn’t exclude a student from having to satisfy a college’s specific testing requirements. At the UC’s, for example, students must take two SAT Subject tests regardless of the numbers and scores of their AP tests.

What if I score poorly on my AP test. Will colleges see those scores?
AP score reports are separate from a student’s SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject test reports, so while students will need to send their SAT scores, they do not have to send official AP score reports until after they have decided to attend a particular college.

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