<p>Senior:
Calc BC(s), Euro(s), World, Chemistry, Psych, Stats, Lit, Human Geo, (Comp Gov if offered, if not either Art Hist or an Engineering elective)</p>
<p>Total: 20, 21 Max
Self Studied: 8</p>
<p>Assume I can handle the courseload/studying. Would I be able to get State AP Scholar for Maryland (male)? </p>
<p>Oh, and another question. I've heard that this award is useful when applying for Graduate school; are there any other benefits to receiving it?</p>
<p>"Ashin Shah, a 2008 graduate of Thomas Stone High School, was named the State AP Scholar for Maryland. Each year, the College Board chooses one male and one female in each state and the District of Columbia for the state distinction. State AP Scholars are chosen for earning a grade of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP exams, and then the highest average grade on all AP exams taken. </p>
<p>Shah earned a grade of 5, the highest possible score, on all 17 AP exams he took."</p>
<p>Yes. And it’s going to be useful for the rest of your life! You can tell your kids you were the State AP Scholar. It’s a pretty big deal. I’m sure you could mention it to graduate schools (though I doubt they’d care that much…it wouldn’t beat a high GPA + tons of research.) </p>
<p>That being said, I wouldn’t stress too much about it. If you can get a 5 on all 20 AP exams, you will be a very impressive college candidate. o.O That’s insane.</p>
<p>Be careful, it will be difficult to self-study AB Calc as it is, let alone while simultaneously self-studying Calculus-based physics (C:M and C:E&). I would not advise attempting to self-study calc-based physics until after successfully completing Calc 1.</p>
<p>^^I was told on here that the AB subscore of the BC Calc test didn’t count as if it was an actual test. Also, next year I’ll be in the Physics B class (I’ve already signed up). I agree with you. My original plan was to take the Calc AB class senior year and study for the BC test, but now I really want to try to get State AP, so
I’m taking as many APs as possible.</p>
<p>^I go to a crappy public school where the AP teachers assign homework as if their classes were honors, plus a few essays or two. Honestly, I know about ~50-75% of all of the tests, or will, without any prep. The exceptions are the Calc/Physics B+C tests, which I’ll have my Dad teach me. </p>
<p>All that’s left to do is obtain practice tests - which I’m working on - and review books - which I’m also working on. </p>
<p>This is what I’ve done, and I’m a rising Maryland senior this year. Still waiting on this year’s scores, hopefully I’ll get the AP state scholar award but who knows?</p>
<p>Freshman: NSL (5)</p>
<p>Sophomore: Music Theory (5), USH (5)</p>
<p>Junior: BC Calculus, Chemistry (s), English Literature (s), English Language (s), Physics C Mechanics (s), Physics C E&M (s), Spanish Language, European History (s), World History (s), Human Geography (s), Biology (s), Environmental Science (s), Psychology (s), Micro/Macro (s), Statistics (s), Comparative Government (s), Chinese Language (s)</p>
<p>In recent years, the AP State Scholar has had around 22 exams (Timothy Hwang of Montgomery County).</p>
<p>The calc AB subscore does not count as its own score; otherwise I would’ve been able to go for National AP Scholar with Commendation this year. (My school won’t let you take AP before 10th grade, and then only World.)</p>
<p>OP, you are aware that your junior year you’ll have to do standby testing for either Physics B or Physics C Mechanics? The two tests are at the same time.</p>
<p>A guy at my school was, according to the grapevine, taking 16 AP’s this year…I wonder how well you can actually score when you take that many exams.</p>
<p>Agh. It’s not fair how many more tests you have to take being in Maryland as opposed to less competitive states T_T</p>
<p>@accipehoc, I just PM’d you but it looks like you haven’t responded yet. Or I’m just anxious to find out the answer to my question.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, which high school in MoCo do you go to? I’m sort of worried now, because whoever you’re talking about who’s taking 16 exams would be competition for the State AP Scholar award.</p>
<p>Hahaha, I’m just worried that after all my work on 18 exams this year, I’ll lose the award to someone else.</p>
<p>Uh, eleven 5s (Euro, World, Biology, Comparative Government, BC Calculus, Psychology, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Chinese, English Literature, English Language).</p>
<p>I knew I failed E&M just because I never really studied it as in-depth as I should have. A lot of it was way different from IB Physics, so that didn’t really help. Macro/Micro was also pretty tough to self-study, but I did better on Micro because it was first in the book so whenever I read it I remembered it better, hahaha. Stat was also pretty hard to self-study because I underestimated it and didn’t bother to learn the calculator functions. I thought I 5’d Chemistry but I guess not; late testing screwed me on that one with a hard MC and a medium FRQ. The regular testing had an easy MC but hard FRQ, but I’m better at MC anyways. And of course, the Spanish curve also killed me.</p>
<p>Still, all in all I think that 20 tests total should be enough for State Scholar. Last year, in my free time at my internship it was just APs and Prison Break, hahaha. This year I’m actually doing work, but I’ve given up on taking any more APs anyways.</p>
<p>OP, do you plan on having a life or enjoyinh high school at all? I mean 20 APs and so many self-studys is rediculous. Its amazing how students try so hard and compete that they forget about the other aspects of life, like fun.</p>
(My school won’t let you take AP before 10th grade, and then only World.)</p>