<p>so i guess im one of those no lifes who plans to get the AP National Scholar by junior year. that means im taking 7-8 AP Exams. and i know theyre 80 bucks apiece. that means im going to pay 640 bucks. THATS TOO MUCH MONEY!!! and i cant apply for financial aid. im not in any clubs that can reduce ur payment either. is there a way to reduce the payment. i really dont want to pay this much.!!</p>
<p>I know how you feel. This isn't going to help, but I am fortunate that my school pays for a portion of it, so I only have to pay $30.</p>
<p>Maybe you should ask the school administrators to adopt this procedure because it will help to encourage kids to take harder classes. There's some high school ranking thing based on the number of kids in the school and the number of AP tests taken. So maybe that could persuade them to change?</p>
<p>The only thing I can tell you is to think about it in the long run. College is expensive to pay for, and the AP tests could really help you to graduate faster.</p>
<p>One other thing. I don't like College Board!! I feel like they have a huge monopoly over college-related matters, and they make the students pay insane fees. Submitting scores to colleges, taking AP tests, taking the SAT, etc. I know they have to pay people to grade the tests, but damn.</p>
<p>hmm ill try that with my counselor any other advice about reducing the price would help.</p>
<p>Kelper makes a great point -- you need to run a cost-benefit analysis of what the long-term impact will be should you take that many AP tests.</p>
<p>Are you planning only on going to schools that will accept THAT much credit? If you truly want to take a test to see if you've mastered the material, that's very noble... I know that for me, that particular motivation wasn't worth $80 a pop. I specifically applied to colleges that would give me credit for every exam I took, however, and could therefore totally justify my expenditures.</p>
<p>Just don't spend hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars if your college will only let you bring in a handful of credit.</p>
<p>There isnt really anything you can do to reduce the price. You can talk to your counselor, but we all know that it is not going to work. If it does, it would take at least a year or 2 to implement. You are going to have to pay the full price if the school doesnt pay some of it for you.</p>
<p>Just think of the money that you will have saved from the credits that you earn. Even if you only pass a few of your tests, you will still earn back all of that money and more, so suck it up now and save up some money.</p>
<p>i guess i'll think about that. well UCLA does admit almost every single credit dont they?</p>