<p>If you're planning to take the exams, but don't have the courses for them ....</p>
<p>Or perhaps, just not the AP classes -- my school doesn't offer AP Economics but I am planning to take the exam anyway.</p>
<p>i just filled in "self study" in the self reported course list they ask for in the application.
i did it because i felt like it. : ) and i think i did right.</p>
<p>wait, you're self-studying for them all just this year?</p>
<p>if you've already taken them and self-studied, then i'd note them.</p>
<p>but if you write down 20+ APs and say that you're self-studying for them all this year, that is not really believable, and makes it seem like you're just doing that to get into college or something anyway...</p>
<p>so i would write down any you've taken before, even if they're self-study (and note that they were self study, i did this in the additional info section), and if you're self-studying a FEW this year, note it. but if the 20+ AP exams are all this year... I don't know what to tell you... except are you REALLY studying for them all? looking at that as someone who doesn't know you at all, then I would guess that either a) you're studying allll the time, which does not show balance in your life, or b) you're not actually studying for them all very seriously, but want to write them on your application... either way is not good. so if for some reason you are studying for 20 APs, I would suggest you make it very clear just HOW you're doing that seriously while still pursuing the things that you love. and maybe not write all of them down.</p>
<p>I knew a guy last year who studied 10 AP exams. He seemed to have fun, and had to micromanage his time like crazy. I was very very impressed. Hats off if you're actually self studying 20, but make sure you bring a combat field medic into the AP exam room in case it gets to be too much.</p>
<p>hmm I'm self studing for physics and computer science AB. I thought about writing it down, but it only talked about reporting "AP courses."</p>
<p>You can write them down where you write AP scores, saying that the tests are in May '08. Then explain in additional info section that you are self-studying for them. Hey, I self-studied physics (mechanics) and comp sci AB also. :-) Have fun!</p>
<p>Lucky Americans. Over here, I'm not allowed to self-study any course because it's NOT allowed. That is, I cannot self-study to pass an exam in any IB subject. There must be a teacher teaching it.</p>
<p>Sometimes I wonder how some American IB diploma candidates can take more than the required 6 courses, since it's against the IB regulations (unless the school provides the teachers teaching them in the mandatory number of hours).</p>
<p>My son took seven AP tests last year (junior year), two on his own. He noted that he took the tests without specific courses in a supplemental resume.</p>
<p>20+ is an insanely high number of exams to self-study, but if you are seriously going to take them, then you can put that somewhere in an additional information section.</p>
<p>@ jackwang: I wonder how they take more than 6 too, because we're only supposed to take 3 SL, 3 HL or 2 SL, 4 HL as diploma candidates. Either way, it's only 6 exams, with only SL and no HL tests junior year and HL tests senior year.</p>
<p>that is crazy to be studying for 20 APs in one year. 20 APs collectively is insane! I am shooting for at least 12-15 by the time I graduate, but most of those will be classes that I take in school. Where do you want to apply? It would be interesting to see if you get accepted, especially if it's Harvard or something.</p>
<p>if you're self-studying for more than twenty AP exams...then I think you need to get a life.</p>
<p>are u trying to be ap scholar</p>
<p>you dont need 20+ to be any kind of ap scholar. besides, its your senior year, ap scholar doesnt add anything to your life except some yellow certificates which you can frame and hang on the wall in the room you will no longer live for at least 4 years.</p>
<p>It can't be done with any level of success.</p>
<p>man i only have 5 ap's dats really horrible</p>
<p>Does'nt that constitute multiple languages? You're story is a little hard to believe...</p>
<p>It's not hard to rack up exams. I am self-studying Calc BC, Psychology, French Language and French Literature, Physics B (who said we had to take just C?!), Human Geography, Environmental Science, US History (never took the course), Stats, Macro/Micro econs, US Government and Politics, Comparative Government, European History, Chemistry and Art History.</p>
<p>Also, when I said 20+, I really should have said 14+, because I have already taken 2 and will take 4 "officially".</p>
<p>Wow... I self studied 7 last year (+ 3 in class) and people called me crazy
... I plan to do 9 this year</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>oh ok never mind then...i was thinking 20 in one year, which would have been too crazy</p>
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<p>It's partially for the State Scholar award.</p>
<p>Partially because if I fail to get into MIT and end up in a local state university instead, shaving 3.5+ years off with all the credits I would get would rock.</p>
<p>And partially because if I fail RD for my top choice schools, I will have a stronger transfer application for a second try around.</p>