I've heard from older students that you can cancel your AP exam scores after you've taken the tests, but I'm not sure how. Can anyone walk me through the steps? Also, would there be any negative consequences to doing this?
Absolutely, you can cancel your AP exam scores if you decide that鈥檚 the best course of action for you. To cancel your scores, you need to send a written, signed request to the College Board indicating which scores you want to cancel. This request has to be postmarked by June 15th of the year you took the exam. It鈥檚 important to note, however, that if you cancel your scores, you won't be able to view them and they won't be available to any colleges or scholarship programs.
In terms of consequences, cancelling scores mostly just means you lose the opportunity to gain college credit or placement鈥攖here is no negative impact on your college applications or record because it鈥檚 as though the score never existed. But before you make a decision, I recommend thinking about why you want to cancel. Are you confident the scores won't reflect your abilities, or are you concerned based on how you felt walking out of the exam? Often, students do better than they expect!
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