Siemens and State AP Scholars?

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<p>Siemens: <a href="http://www.siemens-foundation.org/apawards/awards.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.siemens-foundation.org/apawards/awards.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And then AP State Scholar = Highest score in most AP exams in the state, blah blah</p>

<p>Does anyone have any personal experience with either of these? For example, did anyone actively schedule their AP exams to take advantage of these scholarships/awards? How did you do?</p>

<p>One other question. When Siemens talks about percentiles in your composite exam score... what? Do they mean exams as in the SAT/ACT/SATII exams? If they do that, won't a person scoring 800 on MathIIc lose to a person scoring lower on a "harder" exam? Anyone have any more detailed information?</p>

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<p>No one's even thought about it? :P</p>

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<p>The valedictorian and salutatorian from my school won the 2 student awards for Florida (or the south region, I guess?) this year. He's going to Yale and she's going to Harvard.</p>

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<p>why would they throw AP Environ Sci. on that list of exams? Thats one of the ones everyone regards as a joke and they put it on their national award list?</p>

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<p>Because it's a science test.</p>

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<p>can you still get the siemens award if you took some of the 7 test in senior year?</p>

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<p>The way I interpret one of the sentences on the site (The student must still be in high school when the award is given.), you have to have taken the exams by the end of Junior year. That way, you'll still be in high school once results are out and the award is given.</p>

<p>But I'm not sure.</p>

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<p>
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Siemens: <a href="http://www.siemens-foundation.org/apawards/awards.htm%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5DThe"&gt;http://www.siemens-foundation.org/apawards/awards.htm

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The</a> above link refers to the old Siemens awards with 24 regional winners ($3000) and two national winners ($5000).</p>

<p>The current awards recognize 2 students from each state ($2000) and two national winners.
<a href="http://www.siemens-foundation.org/news/2006SiemensAPAwards.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.siemens-foundation.org/news/2006SiemensAPAwards.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Winners are announced in mid-May, based on AP scores accumulated through the prior AP exams given nearly twelve months earlier. Note that Physics C Mechanics and Physics C E&M now each count separately to bring the possible point total to 40.</p>

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<p>I read an article about a guy who was AP state schollar from New Jersey. It said he self-studied most of his APs. </p>

<p>Here's to do-it-your-self-ers</p>

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<p>Me..........</p>

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<p>Anyone else looking at that list and thinking they could get 5s on all 8 of those?</p>

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<p>The question is, can you get 5s on all 8 of those by the end of Junior year?</p>

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<p>Wait, Junior year? I could've sworn it was senior!</p>

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<p>Well, actually, for it to go on apps it'd have to be Sophomore year, getting the award at the end of Junior year.</p>

<p>With THAT in mind, it looks like the award is geared towards the money/pride. So yes, if the first link is outdated and the "still in High School at the time of awarding" doesn't apply, you can finish the tests by Senior year.</p>

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<p>The first link is outdated, but the "still in high school" restriction still applies: AP exams taken as a senior are not considered in the Siemens AP scholar award selection. For Siemens AP scholar award distinction to be cited on your college applications, yes, you must earn the 5's in your sophomore or earlier AP exam sittings.</p>

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<p>So the verdict is AP exams must be taken by the end of junior year?</p>

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<p>this one guy i know (and secretly hate) got 5's on SIX (thats right, six) and was named the top person in my state...</p>

<p>he didnt take bio or comp sci ab</p>

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<p>^^^ is that a lot or a little?</p>

<p>i got my letter in the mail today, btw. it's for real! :)</p>

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<p>there's no award for DC? that is so unfair...</p>

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<p>Hmm, our school has a person who took two for Siemens in his Sophomore year (AP Stats and AP Calc BC (too bad AP Physics B doesn't count else he'd have 3)). He'll take four in his JR year (AP Physics C: Mech, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Chemistry, and AP Environmental Science). He was waiting for Senior year to tackle AP Biology and AP Computer Science AB. </p>

<p>So what you guys are saying is that he can only claim Siemen's if his two classes in Soph year beat the JRs and SRs in the state? Wow, that sux. He's already done w/ Calc 4, and his first semester of JR year isn't even over yet. However, that means he'll probably win Siemen's at the end of his Senior year, since he'd have six 5's by the end of his JR year? So, will his Senior classes not even matter, because the following May he'll be in college? </p>

<p>We have another kid in the school that's a Sophomore and will be taking 4 in the Siemen's categories in his Soph year and then three more in his JR year. Oh, that sux, because the JR will blcok him from the award for sure.</p>

<p>Wow, I should tell them to plan out state scholar, so the older one doesn't win it twice. The younger one will have to take the heavier load next year so that he can win state the following year. Eegads...</p>