AP Scores and Applications

AP Scores came out today and I have no idea what I’m gonna do anymore. I got a 2 on Calc AB, 3 on Stats; and a 5 on APUSH. I was planning to apply to statistics major programs because I am genuinely interested in it, but majority of good colleges accept only a 4 and 5. My sister told me I should never report a 3. On my transcript I’ve consistently gotten 90%+ for AP Stats and honestly I don’t really care about my AP Calc score that much because I knew I was going to fail. I’ve only ever gotten a 5 on APWH and APUSH. Should I not apply for statistics major programs and will these scores hurt me when applying even if I’ve gotten consistently good grades in the actual classes? I don’t want to be cooked but it would be really annoying to try and get the college credit for AP Stats back and I’ve heard a lot about not retaking a AP unless you really need it. My dream school is McGill and they only accept 4s and 5s, is it still worth it to apply for stats major even if I got a bad score (this counts for other schools, most likely not going to report my AP score). Also, does it make me look like a bad candidate if they see that I’ve done well in the class but the end of the year exam I did bad on? I feel like it gives the look that I was cheating the entire year and now they can see how I actually did.

Posted Jul 6, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC

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