<p>How much does National AP Scholar help you out on your college application???</p>
<p>I dont think any of the awards you win simply for taking X number of exams with an average greater than X or better really do much, tons of kids have them, and tons of kids dont have them simply because their school doesnt offer APs.</p>
<p>National AP scholar i think would actually help</p>
<p>As a senior, there isn't much point to this award, since you will already be in college by the time you get the award (October?). For a junior, I would say that the value of this award has gone down since the CB changed the AP Award rules, but I think it's still worth putting on your resume or application. It is still a National recognition that shows that you have taken one of the most challenging curicullums in the nation.</p>
<p>The CB used to make a distinction between "half" and "whole" AP credits, and until two years ago, you need 8 whole AP credits to get the national award. After last year's AP tests were taken, the CB dropped the "half" test designation and made it so that any 8 tests got you the National AP award. As a result, the number of juniors getting the award grew from roughly 80 per year using the old system to over three hundred, with five sophomores and even one freshman getting the award.</p>
<p>AP Program still has 1/2 AP Credits..
for example, 2 AP Physics C exams count as 1 CREDIT...</p>
<p>It's a pretty cool recognition to have, an gives you that satisfying feeling ...:)</p>
<p>Especially the distiction and up. (National, State even..)</p>
<p>But a lot of people do AP's to prove that they know the material, rather than the award itself.</p>
<p>there are only 600-700 ppl in my state that can put the National AP scholar on the college app..
wouldnt that give a really good advantage?</p>
<p>or will the colleges not consider it since NC hardly has any ap schools..</p>
<p>National AP scholar has nothing to do with the state
I'm a national ap scholar and I dont think it helped me that much</p>