<p>is this award of any signifigance? I always thought it would be, but people tell me its not that big a deal.</p>
<p>L@@k here <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=80612%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=80612</a></p>
<p>the ap national scholar award used to be very prestigious when it was won in the fall of senior year before the collegeboard changed its rules (only 80-90 juniors in the naiton received this award). Now 330-350 rising seniors receive this award, and i'm not exactly sure how it's viewed by adcoms ne more.</p>
<p>What's the point? By the time you get your results for the Sr. year, you've already turned in your applications and been picked or denied.</p>
<p>no, this is for seniors who have completed the ap national scholar requirements by the end of junior year, and thus receive the award in the fall of their senior year.</p>
<p>Based on what wrathofgod said, I would think that if it is extremely prestigius when 80 students received it, it would still be fairly meaningful even if 350 received it. However, I think the primary benefit is that it shows you took a tough schedule.</p>