<p>
</p>
<p>My apologies for the ambiguity, dylandlima. My question was actually directed towards FirefoxX11.</p>
<p>You have too many down for senior year.^</p>
<p>AP Physics B is not hard if you have a good teacher. I recommend not self-studying for it since it is equivalent to 1.5 APs because of the extensive material learned. Most of the concepts are pretty easy, the math is pretty simple (highest math needed is trig), but there is a lot of material so if you are going to self-study I would highly recommend beginning this summer.</p>
<p>Looks like we will all be AP National Scholars.</p>
<p>
It’s obviously a positive but not really that influential in college admissions. If you can take the class rather than self study, definitely do
the former.</p>
<p>So it’s not really a big thing to have like 18 AP’s</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>The feeling I’m getting from perusing these threads is that APs aren’t all that influential in college admissions. I, for one, know of people who have gotten 3s on AP tests and have gotten into Harvard and Yale, so surely they can’t be that big of a deal. The grade one earns in a corresponding class is much more important.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Yes, dylandlima. All of us. Every single person on this forum will be a National AP Scholar.</p>
<p>
In terms of college admissions, no. Unless you took 18 AP classes in HS in which case your transcript would be very strong.</p>
<p>No^ not taking all the classes, mostly because my school doesn’t have them :(</p>
<p>and it would be awesome if we all were. We on this forum are probably in the top 10% of students worldwide.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Can anyone source this? I can’t believe it unless there is a reputable source behind this “fact.”</p>
<p>I have to sadly say that I think I will only get 14 AP’s unless I self-study more. My school requires a fine arts credit, which I have not completed. :(</p>
<p>^Are you being sarcastic? Lol 14 is a lot.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I actually called up the admissions office at Harvard and asked them. I have some personal contacts (harvard undergrads) who verified the number. You can check for yourself. For all I know, they could’ve lied to me.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I would not deny this statement. I, for one, have lied to you on many an occasion.</p>
<p>I think I’ll end up with 8 or 9 AP’s at the end of my high school career. I do not think a ton of AP tests mean much. That has been my personal policy when I have friends taking, like, 7 AP classes.</p>
<p>I will reiterate that APs are not a big deal in terms of the college application. They serve their purpose when it comes to validating out of courses for an undergraduate, but then again, some schools don’t even accept AP scores as credit.</p>
<p>Though there are AP scholarships, like Siemens 9are there actually any more?) So it’s 2K… though if you paid for your AP tests, then it’s less.</p>
<p>Yes, there is a Siemens math and science AP award that does potentially grant scholarships. Because of that, I regret not having taken more math/science classes earlier on in high school. Boo, orchestra (which I quit second semester sophomore year).</p>
<p>What do you have to do to get the award^</p>