<p>How do all of you deal with the cost of taking 6, 7, 8, or 15 AP exams ($80ish each), as well as taking the SAT($60ish each) and ACT 3 times each?
This get unbelievably expensive, and then once you factor in the application fees to 10ish school??
Is this simply not a hardship for all of you? Or do you make other sacrifices?</p>
<p>My school pays for the AP exams as well as for 1 on of the SAT’s so its not nearly as expensive-also some schools have free applications (I think Harvard is free). Yea but it does get ridiculous. The only way around it are fee waivers which I think you have to be very low income for…</p>
<p>It’s weird; I honestly never knew people had to pay for AP and IB exams until couple months ago. I guess part of my school’s budget includes paying for all of our exams so I guess we’re just lucky.</p>
<p>As for SATs and college applications, omg i know!!! I actually feel bad taking all that money from my parents 
However I think that the college applications are a small price to pay to ensure I have a better future 
My future salary will more than cover it…I hope,lol :D</p>
<p>I didn’t have to pay for my IB Physics Exam this year.
But due to budget cuts, I have to pay $75 for each exam (4 IBs and 1 AP, total of $375)
My total of SATs/ACTs/IBs/APs Fees will hover near 600 dollars! :(</p>
<p>My son took 13 AP exams, three subject tests and the SAT and ACT twice each. The thirteen AP exams were a killer. The college board offers help with the cost of those if your family meets the criteria for low income. We were low income but not low enough. Luckily the high school let us go on a monthly payment plan. I took five months to pay for the the exams. It was a real hardship for us. As for college applications, I only let my son apply to 7 to limit the cost. He had no problem with that because he thought the cost was out of hand too.</p>
<p>Talk to the guidance counselor at your school and see if you can get fee waivers for any of this. Some schools that don’t ordinarily pay for AP’s still have some funds to help students in need, especially if they are taking a lot of tests.</p>
<p>Paying for tests is a breeze compared to paying for college - think of this as an investment in search of the best scholarship/FA package possible.</p>
<p>My high school in Texas knocks the $86 AP fee to $56. And the SAT is like $45. And my parents are actually almost rich and understand that my future salary will make up for it so they pay everything.</p>