National AP Scholar?

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<p>According to CollegeBoard, the National AP Scholar Award is "granted to students in the United States who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams."</p>

<p>Let's say that a student takes 9 AP exams, and receives 4s and 5s on 8 of these exams. However, the same student receives a 3 on his 9th exam. Will the student still be able to obtain the National AP Scholar Award, granted his average grade is at least a 4? After all, the description does say "grades of 4 or higher on eight ... of these exams [taken]" and not all of the exams taken.</p>

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<p>yeah. the student would get it.</p>

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<p>silly question, but if you just qualified to be an AP Scholar and you're entering college in fall, does this still get noted on the AP transcript?</p>

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<p>Also, how many National AP Scholars are there in the US? Is it a big deal?</p>

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<p>^Around 9600 last year. Here's a link to the collegeboard 2007 statistics.</p>

<p><a href="http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/2007_AP_Scholar_Counts.xls%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/2007_AP_Scholar_Counts.xls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It's extremely impressive to be a national ap scholar in 11th grade.. it's still very impressive to be one in 12th though.</p>

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<p>^ I will be one (rising senior)</p>

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<p>Congrats Laststopforme, that is very impressive. I only have the AP Scholar with Distinction for 11th grade. If all goes well next year, i'll have AP National Scholar Next year. Once Again, congratulations</p>

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<p>Did I just read that wrong, or were there in fact no Canadian national ap scholars (!!). Oh wait rechecked. There were 25 Canadian National Scholars (easier award) in Grade 11. </p>

<p>And I thought the automated phone thing started july 1st? Can you guys still get you scores from it?</p>

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<p>The website says that scores are available by phone starting July 1st but every year they start a little earlier for one reason or another. I think this year they came out June 27. It costs 8 dollars per phone call.</p>

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<p>QuixoticParadigm, you wouldn't get national ap scholar based on the source you quoted because you did not get at least a four on EVERY ap exam you have ever taken.</p>

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<p>^it's a 4 or 5 on 8 or more not every AP exam</p>

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<p>Yeah, AKittka is correct. The requirements according to collegeboard is a 4 on at least 8 or more APs which the person has and also has an average of 4 or higher. If it required a 4 on EVERY ap exam, Collegeboard wouldn't say an average of 4 because a 4 on everything would guarantee a 4 or higher average. So you just need a 4 or higher on 8 exams and an average of 4 on all his exams, which the person also has so they will get the National AP Scholar Award</p>

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<p>Yay, I'll be 1/~50 sophomores in CA with scholar with honor or distinction, forgot.</p>

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<p>Me, too! I'll be a rising senior. (I took 1 last year and 7 this year. Phew...)</p>

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<p>YAY. Checked my results: FIVE FIVES.</p>

<p>Meaning I am a Grade 11 who won the Canadian National Ap Scholar Award (woohoo), of which there were only like 25 last year.</p>

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<p>My daughter got a 3 on AP Spanish, a 4 in English Language, and 5s on 8 other AP tests. She did receive AP National Scholar.</p>

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<p>no because of her AP Spanish exam grade </p>

<p>for National AP Scholar -
Granted to students in the United States who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.</p>

<p>She will get AP Scholar with Distinction
(Granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.)</p>

<p>That is still a major achievement, congrats to your daughter.</p>

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<p>no actually she would receive it because it says an AVERAGE of 4 on all AP exams, not a 4 on every AP exam. If every grade had to be above a 4, there would be no need to say average because if everything is a 4 or above, the average is guaranteed to be 4 or higher. And also, fireflyscout didn't ask wether his daughter would get it, he just stated that she already got it</p>

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<p>I took 3 in 10th grade, then the 5 easiest AP exams I could take to try and get National AP Scholar Junior year. Sure enough I did :)</p>

<p>I then took the harder AP classes in my senior year.....and I didn't do as well XD.</p>