<p>I'm curious, what tests did you take? I'm on track to take 20 (I'm only a senior this year), live in Texas, and there aren't any tests that are left for me to take, realistically. I never took CS A, nor will I take Calc AB and Physics B, since I've taken CS AB, and will be taking Calc BC and Physics C. I can't take any of the language ones, since the only ones I speak are English and Hindi, which isn't offered. And, of course, I've only got enough really good pieces for one art portfolio.</p>
<p>Taken:</p>
<p>World History
European History (self-study)
English Language
Human Geography (self-study)
CS AB
Statistics
US History
Chemistry
Psychology (self-study)</p>
<p>All, naturally, were fives.</p>
<p>Planned:</p>
<p>Macroeconomics
Microeconomics (self-study)
US Government and Politics
Comparative Government and Politics (self-study)
Biology
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Calculus BC (does the AB subscore count? that'd be nice :)
Studio Art: 2D Design
English Literature
Environmental Science (self-study)</p>
<p>Anyway, if iwastypo or anyone else has any info on this, it'd be appreciated :)</p>
<p>20 AP Exams
Average Grade: 5
Spanish Language, Calculus BC, Physics C: E/M, Physics C: Mechanics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science AB, World History, US History, English Language, English Literature, Physics B, Human Geography, Psychology, Environmental Science, Statistics, Microeconomics, US Government, European History, and Spanish Literature.</p>
<p>....jesus...tapdancing...christ...over 20 APs? movies on a friday night usually results in less ap studying, more childhood. don't forget the occassional...what is it...'hanging' with the friends.</p>
<p>I am the female State Scholar for Texas this year. I took 22 AP tests and averaged 4.45 (12 fours and 10 fives). I did self study on four of the tests. Congrats on the 4.9 average!</p>
<p>If the local schools here allowed kids to take 20 exams, I'd be broke with my four kids. You are talking some serious dollars. AP classes are strictly limited in the local schools and yet kids still manage to go to lots of the very top schools. I'm glad someone in administration is remembering that HS students will never again have the opportunity to be kids again and are therefore setting reasonable limits.</p>
<p>Define fun. Everyone has a different idea of 'fun'. As individuals, they naturally pursue things they wish to do. For instance, it may be hard to believe, but the pursuit of studying for 10+ APs actually makes people feel happy and accomplished. It seems highly immature to tell these people to "srsly get a life". For all you know, they can very well have a "life".</p>
<p>Congrats to those with the award! Agree with iwastypo, State Scholar awards are arbitrary, but dividing it by state is not my main issue; students in each state are exposed to drastically different educations. As indicated by HImom, there are also connotations of class privilege to the award (cost of $1000+, no financial benefits). Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that there are students that can take 10-20 courses by the end of high school, but I think recognizing two "top" scholars is misleading. What about offering a higher level than Nat'l Scholar, something on the level of 15 or more APs with an avg. of 4 or more?</p>
<p>Hmm...maybe AP State Scholars do have lives. Like...maybe they're surrounded by other strong students and they support each other. Imagine having 15-20 friends that are also taking 15+ APs; you'd think it's normal. So instead of hanging out at the mall doing nothing, they hang out at the mall and study. Hey, it's not the worse thing in the world, drinking jamba juice, talking w/ friends, maybe playing cards, and actually getting work done. There's probably thousands of WoW players who have less real-life social interactions in a week.</p>
<p>Or maybe AP State Scholars are just brilliant and can easily do 20 APs and still have a life. I'm pretty sure the 7+ APs a year students in my school spend more time on Myspace than on their APs.</p>
<p>Idk an AP State Scholar, so I'm just speculating. There's a junior in my school that will easily have double digit APs by the end of this year and a buncha college credit from college courses too. He never seems to do any work, but he does spend Sundays teaching AP Chemistry...to students/friends who aren't even taking AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>yea ppl can have lives and still be smart and accomplished. who knows these kids can probably study a week or two before their exams w/ a prep book and pass all their tests cuz their just smart and yet they could be perfectly normal socially. all it is is that these kids are motivated to do something w/ their lives and not waste all their time.</p>
<p>I'm curious about the International AP Scholar Award. </p>
<p>Like the PSAT cutoffs, the Overseas cutoff is very high because students from hundreds of international schools of high caliber (international schools also often incorporate the local curriculum, which is often more rigorous in terms of science/math in European and Asian countries) compete against each other in AP/IB/PSAT. The International Scholar cutoff may viably be higher than even the highest US cutoff.</p>
<p>I'm the Arizona AP State Scholar this year :P
15 AP's :11 5's 2 4's and 1 3 Avg 4.67
It's really not that hard to do, especially for smaller states like Arizona (though Arizona isn't that small).</p>
<p>Wouldn't it be more fun if AP State Scholar was the sum of your scores instead (Not that it would affect me, but it'd be a lot more interesting and, some might argue, fair.)</p>