<p>I got five 5's, three 4's and one 3 on my AP exams. I am already an AP Scholar with Distinction. </p>
<p>Here is the definition of National AP Scholar: "National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams."</p>
<p>Here is a clarifying remark: "The student's average AP score is determined based on all exams taken this year and in previous years." I have an average higher than 4 for each year I took AP's. Average of 5 Senior year. Average of 4.4 Junior Year. Average of 4.5 Sophmore year. </p>
<p>Did my score of 3 take me out of the running for it or should I be notified of being a National AP Scholar later in the year? The 3 was on Physics C Mechanics. Please let me know! I am rather confused. Thanks :)</p>
<p>You’ve taken 9 AP exams with an average of 4.4 and scored 4+ on 8 of those. In my interpretation, you’ve met the criteria. Good job!</p>
<p>Thanks! Any idea when I should be notified of it?</p>
<p>Can I claim it yet since I meet all the requirements (and mark it as tentative since I haven’t got it yet)? I assume I should just wait. Also, what is the prestige of the award and any idea how many receive it each year? </p>
<p>Are you sending in any college apps before September? If not, just wait.</p>
<p>In 2012, 2.1M students sat for at least one AP exam, and 19,853 National AP Scholars were awarded.</p>
<p>@ivymatt @skieurope </p>
<p>The 19,853 number is misleading. Since you are a rising senior (?), you should be looking at the National AP Scholars who obtained it as a junior. Last year, around 3,000 underclassmen received the award; which is a much more exclusive group.</p>
<p>This means that admission officers will know that there are only around 3,000 (a really small percentage) of us that have the award on hand in time for applications.</p>
<p>Edit: Actually you are a senior, so disregard this if you want haha</p>
<p>I understand. A large portion of my classes were college classes, not AP, in high school making me get the award this year. @jchen97 It’s just for a resume at this point. I’ll leave it out until the official notification. Not too big of a deal I guess. @skieurope Thanks!</p>