<p>I intend to take 15 AP tests next year, and they cost $83 apiece. My parents will not pay for this. I don't really want to pay for it myself, but I might have to, unless I can find some sort of scholarship.</p>
<p>Anyone heard of scholarships for AP tests?</p>
<p>which 15 are u taking? and are u sure itll fit in ur schedule?</p>
<p>There's the Siemens AP Award - but you have to take a specific set of exams that they require. I also heard it's fairly hard to get the award FOR SURE - unless you live in a state with not very competitive students.</p>
<p>Why would you want to take 15 AP tests? Are you doing this for college?...because if you end up getting a lot of 1s, 2s, or 3s - it's not going to look impressive (not that I imply you will - but you need to be ready to get mostly 4s or 5s to make a difference).</p>
<p>umm, reread my post =-), I want the scholarship to be able to take the tests, not after taking the test.</p>
<p>aa6590:
I'm intending on taking:
German
English Lit
Micro
Macro
Physics C (2)
World
US Gov
Comp Gov
Psych
Stat
Comp Sci AB
Art History
Studio Art
Music Theory</p>
<p>I've already studied 3 of them and got 5's on the practice tests, I'm not worried about getting 1's, 2's, and 3's =-). I'm self studying 9 of them, so I'll fit it in.</p>
<p>idc about looking impressive to colleges... I'm all right if I don't get to take the AP tests, but I'd prefer to.</p>
<p>Anyway, any scholarships anyone knows of?</p>
<p>The CB considers anything over 3 exams a "financial hardship" on a family. Talk to your school counselor or AP coordinator. They should know how to get you a fee deduction on each test.</p>
<p>Also, depending on where you live and your income, you can get fee reductions/waivers. Usually, this allows you to pay only $10-15 for each exam or, in some cases, get them for free.</p>
<p>Um, why in the world would you want to self study 9 APs?? If you really don't care about looking good to colleges, why would you do that? If you just want to learn for the sake of learning, buy some books and read. The point of AP tests is to get college credit. The material is pretty basic and not very deep, which is why people like you can expect to get 5's on 15 of them. Thus, if you actually wanted to learn stuff, why would you study for a basic test? Go to the library and read some advanced books- it would be completely free (thus saving $1245).</p>
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whoa seriously? m taking 7 next year, and my family does have the money, but would CB still consider giving me a discount rate?</p>
<p>That's according to my history teacher. Try talking to your ap coordinator; they should have more info. </p>
<p>If the coordinator at your school doesn't know about it, try talking to coordinators at schools around you. One of them should have info on this.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>wow 15....
do u not have a life? :D</p>
<p>WOW You must be a FREAKING GENIUS! GOOD LUCK!
yea 15*$83=$1,245!!</p>
<p>15 in one year is quite difficult. I will have 15 in total after 3 years. XD
However, like it has been said, be sure you will do well (self study may not be the best idea for so many) otherwise it will be wasted effort (again, I am not implying that you will not do well).</p>
<p>Consider it this way. There are some options for "discounts" on the tests, but if you do well, it's already enough of a discount. I know that if I get 4/5 on all of my tests (well, most) I can finish college in 3 years with a triple/quadruple major. </p>
<p>The classes you save is "scholarship" enough. </p>
<p>Now to anser your question about whether people will fund you to take the tests. No, they won't. You can get discounts and merits after taking, but not before.</p>
<p>Hey about the Siemens AP Award, is it in your entire high school career or just one year? I just realized that I probably have a good chance at getting that this year (I live in Hawaii and I'll be taking the EnvSci, Bio, and Stats tests).</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it's just all the tests taken before Senior year.</p>