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It also explains permanent grade cancellation only when submitted by June 15, including required form processing. Additional sections cover scoring rules for guessing on multiple-choice items and the implications of taking an AP exam twice, plus AP Scholar, Honor, and Distinction award thresholds.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/common-ap-questions-withholding-and-canceling-ap-grades-guessing-on-multiple-choice-and-ap-scholar-awards/315019/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/common-ap-questions-withholding-and-canceling-ap-grades-guessing-on-multiple-choice-and-ap-scholar-awards/315019.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Genevieve","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-21","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"How does withholding an AP grade work, and what is required to submit a request?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"A signature is required to process a withholding request, along with your full details, the AP exam years, the specific college, and the exams whose grades you want withheld.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"When is a request for changing AP grade reporting required, and what happens after June 15?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Requests for changes in reporting must be received by June 15. 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One reason is that timing is on your side; AP grades are released long after college admissions decisions are made. Another reason is that colleges and universities recognize that applicants with AP experience are much better prepared for the demands of college courses. Therefore, submitting all evidence of your college-level work is generally to your advantage.  \nHowever, if you want to withhold a grade, a signature is required in order to process the request, so write to the AP Program and include:  \n1. your full name, home address, gender, birth date, and AP number(s)  \n2. the year(s) that you took AP Exams  \n3. the name, city, and state of the college you specified  \n4. the name(s) of the exam(s) for which you want a grade withheld. (All your grades will still appear on the reports sent to you and your high school.)  \n5. a check for the exact amount due made out to \"AP Exams. \" For each grade withheld from a given college, thereis a $5 fee.  \nBecause AP grades are released in July, your request for changes in reporting must be received by June 15. After that date, you may have a grade withheld only on a report for a college you did not previously indicate.  \nThe \"hold\" is permanent for both the designated grade and the college until you notify us in writing to release the hold. There's no fee to release the hold, but if you later request that the college receive your grade, the regular grade report service fee of $13 is charged.  \nCanceling AP Grades  \nYou may cancel an AP grade permanently (e.g. , you'll never, ever see the grade and it's deleted from your record forever) only if your request is received by June 15 of the year in which the exam was taken. The full exam fee is still charged for the canceled grade. There is no fee for canceling a grade, but a signature is required to process the request. Write to the AP Program and include:  \n1. your full name, home address, sex, and birth date  \n2. yourAP number  \n3. the name, city, and state of the school you attend  \n4. the name(s) of the exam(s) for which you want a grade canceled.  \nTo expedite your request, complete the AP Grade Cancellation Form and fax or mail it to AP Services. Remember that this form must be received by AP Services no later than June 15.  \nIf \"Getting Your AP Grades\" hasn't provided you with, \"All you ever wanted to know about getting, sending, not getting, and not sending AP grades,\" send for the current edition of AP Bulletin for Students & Parents by writing to:  \nAP Order Services  \nDept. E-22  \nP.O. Box 6670  \nPrinceton NJ 08541-6670  \nor by calling AP Order Services at 609-771-7243. If that doesn't do it, you can e-mail us.  \nAP Students: What About Guessing?  \nWill I lose points if I answer a multiple-choice question wrong? Should I guess?  \nThe answer to the first question is \"yes,\" but not as much as you might think. Your score on the multiple-choice section is based on the number of questions you answer correctly minus a fraction of the number of questions you answer incorrectly. (One-fourth of a point is subtracted for a wrong answer in questions with five answer choices, and one-third of a point in questions with four answer choices. )  \nThe answer to the second question is a conditional \"yes.\" Random guessing is unlikely to raise or lower your grade if you are unsure about the answer to a question, because of the formula (described above) used to deduct points for wrong answers. However, if you have SOME knowledge of the question, and can eliminate one or more answer choices, informed guessing from among the remaining choices is usually to your advantage.  \nTaking an AP Exam Twice  \nStudents may repeat an exam in a subsequent year. In such cases, both grades will be reported unless a student requests that one be withheld. (The student pays a $10 service charge each time a grade is withheld from an AP Grade Repo","cbCaioMd569RAaPa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioMd569RAaPa","pdf",11314,"English","# Withholding AP Grades\n## Canceling AP Grades\n# AP Students: What About Guessing?\n# Taking an AP Exam Twice\n# AP Scholar Awards","[{\"question\":\"How does withholding an AP grade work, and what is required to submit a request?\",\"answer\":\"A signature is required to process a withholding request, along with your full details, the AP exam years, the specific college, and the exams whose grades you want withheld.\"},{\"question\":\"When is a request for changing AP grade reporting required, and what happens after June 15?\",\"answer\":\"Requests for changes in reporting must be received by June 15. 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