<p>a guy who comes to my school after school for tutoring for Chem II said that a college (morthwestern) specifically told him they want him to take the AP CHem exam and score well.</p>
<p>unless he was lieing, I think they play at least some role at at least some colleges</p>
<p>ah... its reassuring to hear the news about Ap exams scores do play a role in admission in one way or another. I've had discouraging replies last month about how AP scores are solely used for placements.</p>
<p>But I want to add a Question; Do u think self-studying AP exam scores are worth its values?</p>
<p>if you do well on the exam, self-studying looks even better on your app....</p>
<p>ronlvs - it's both physics C tests for $80 if you take them the same day. If you take one this year and one the next, you have to pay twice.</p>
<p>Just to comment on the AP Scholar Awards for a moment, I would add that the awards are good to get. If you go after the National AP Scholar Award and get it after 12th grade, it arrives much too late to be listed on your college admmissions applications (although you can list that you anticipate getting it). The numbers of national awards recipients last year were:</p>
<p>5 10th graders (that is for cumulative tests taken by May of 10th grade)
338 11th graders
5.809 12th graders</p>
<p>So if you can earn it before the end of 11th grade, you will have it to list on your applications and be in good company (top 343 kids out of 1.1 million taking AP tests).</p>
<p>Again, these are the only nationally normed test of college-level content available to admissions personnel.</p>
<p>would the physics C mechanics exam count as 1 whole exam to fullfill the minimum of 8 exams required by ap national scholar?</p>
<p>wouldnt it? :D</p>
<p>Yes, it does now. In prior years the CB had half-year credits and full-year credits, but now all of the tests count equally toward the limit of 8 to get National AP Scholar. But you need good scores (4 and 5) generally. The exact qualifications are on the apcentral site.</p>
<p>reasonabledad:</p>
<p>I'm not convinced that the AP awards, even National Scholar, gets one much of a boost in admissions, bcos many HS curriculums will not allow a kid to take that many by end of Jr year. Since all the highly selective colleges review the app "in context" of his/her school, the adcoms will know that such and such HS only offers xx AP courses, and that they are only open to Juniors and Seniors.... just my $0.02.</p>
<p>Concerneddad posted a link to an interesting article on this:
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-01-25-ap_x.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-01-25-ap_x.htm</a></p>
<p>I have a situation with AP Physics B
i recieved an F for the first semester, B+ for second..
and i got a 5 on the AP Exam</p>
<p>does the 5 really help the colleges see that im really competent in the subject and that my teacher underestimated me 1st semester?</p>