<p>Anyone know anything about Arizona’s history?</p>
<p>Bellaire has a nice yearbook. We modeled our program after theirs.</p>
<p>I’m taking 9 this year! (Junior)</p>
<p>I’m taking six this year as a junior. Last year I took one, and next year I’m taking eight. (15 total)</p>
<p>There are a LOT of AP Scholars at my school (including distinguished and honored) but only one National AP Scholar, although a few people get it after senior year. </p>
<p>I don’t understand why or how people take twenty or more. The only feasible way I can think of is if during your freshman year you plan to be State Scholar and you dedicate the next four years of your life trying to earn the title. Sure it’s impressive, but there is more to college admission than a ridiculous amount of AP exams.</p>
<p>Ugh. These AP Scholar awards just make me sick. There’s of course the fact that it’s so arbitrary depending on the state you’re in; the number of tests by the Texas or California winner is probably a lot larger than, say, that of the winner in Wyoming.</p>
<p>But more importantly, it seems like an awful idea from a pedagogical standpoint. It reinforces the notion that academics and learning are competitions, not lifelong pursuits that are collaborative experiences. Furthermore, it encourages students to take AP classes and exams solely for the test grade, not due to a sincere interest in the material, and thus prevents students from developing their own genuinely-held intellectual interests. It fosters the belief that learning should be done for external recognition and accolades, rather than letting students derive satisfaction from the knowledge itself and the process of learning. Finally, I sincerely doubt that, for tests that people “self-study” for, the process of preparing and taking the test is at all a good substitute for taking the class with a devoted, knowledgeable teacher, whether in high school or in college. You can read all the English Literature and Composition prep books that you want, but it’s not the same as reading and discussing novels and poetry with classmates and being exposed to a variety of views on texts. Memorizing a European History prep book isn’t the same experience as taking a history class with one’s peers, each of whom brings a different set of life experiences and knowledge to the table. Some of the math-oriented APs may be about as fulfilling with or without the group experience, but in general, this obsessive desire to take as many AP exams as possible just seems self-destructive from social, pedagogical, and intellectual viewpoints.</p>
<p>You get the award the summer after your senior year. A letter comes beforehand from College Board that lists all the AP awards you’ve gotten. State AP Scholar will be listed but you won’t receive a certificate at that time. It is sent to your state’s Department of Education. Virginia’s did nothing but forward it to me, so don’t expect great ceremony. The award is essentially useless for most of the CC population who are looking for resume enhancing items. By the time you receive it, you will have already been accepted and enrolled in the college of your choosing. It’s just a nice pat on the back.</p>
<p>2011 Virginia Male - 17 APs, 4.6 average</p>
<p>Score of 5 on Human Geography, European History, BC Calculus, AB Calculus sub-score, Chemistry, Psychology, Environmental Science, United States History, Art History, Biology, Physics B, Statistics</p>
<p>Score of 4 on Latin Literature, Latin Vergil, English Language, Comparative Government, English Literature</p>
<p>Score of 3 on United States Government</p>
<p>I personally feel that my 3 is unacceptable, but in my defense I had gotten out from a 10 day stay in the hospital with multiple surgeries the day before and had to take exemption testing with no review.</p>
<p>Also, I saw some people who didn’t get this award stereotyping those who did as nonathletic, friendless nerds. I’m an All-American state champion national record holding swimmer. The hospital where I was repeatedly admitted literally ran out of the gowns they were having my visitors wear because all my friends were coming to see me.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend planning for this award. It’s a wonderful surprise and is almost impossible to count on as it varies by year on your state and gender.</p>
<p>Anyone from florida going for state scholar?
i’m looking at 7 already taken, ~10-12 this year, but i’d figure i’d need the 20+ to go for it…</p>
<p>I will have taken 16 APs and 4 out of school college courses by senior year (I’m a junior) but I can assure you, I probably have more fun than you. I go to parties, I actually throw atleast one 100+ person party each year, I go out, I wear short skirts and flirt with boys, I rarely do homework, I procrastinate, and yet, I still manage to take APs. Wanna know why? I like to be challenged. In a way, hard classes are fun for me, even though I’d rather be raging.</p>
<p>And does anyone know if the what the female FLorida scholar ussually gets? I don’t think i have a chance, but still.</p>
<p>Hmm, what’s the average number for the male in California?</p>
<p>In 2010, for CA, is was 20 with a 5 average.</p>
<p>But now… I shudder to think.</p>
<p>I have 21 with 11 5s so far and expected 5s for the rest…but there may be a 24(my tests+Music Theory+Art History+Calc AB). Surpassing that can only be done with college-level knowledge of Spanish(Spanish Lit), being tri(or greater)lingual, or doing Studio Art</p>
<p>It would be nice to get it, but I’m not holding my breath.</p>
<p>Yeah. I think I read somewhere that someone had taken 28(!) exams, but that just seems insane.</p>
<p>^Yeah, I saw that too…but I think that was back when CS AB was still around, so it would have been slightly easier(but still requiring 3 extra languages or Studio Art)</p>
<p>For Florida class of 2015.
I have 10 so far. with 5 5’s and 5 4’s.
I also have 2 of the 8 seimens ones so far.
anyone know how many you usualy need for florida?
I have IB to take to so I prolly won’t hit much over 20. Prolly get to 20 exactly.
How much is usually needed for seimens in florida and state ap?</p>
<p>@Messifan07 Oh gosh. I’m competing with you, and you have accomplished a lot more already. I’m in IB as well. :)</p>
<p>I would imagine that Florida has at least 20 APs for state scholar, if not more, and at least 6 for Siemens. I do not know exact numbers, but that would be my guess.</p>
<p>What is siemens and stuff? I’m in florida</p>
<p>What would you need for New Hampshire? It shouldn’t be that much should it?</p>
<p>Also, is it the total amount of exams from all years or just in one year?</p>
<p>The awards count all years. I really wish that they showed the number of APs that each winner had, not just their name and state.</p>
<p>That is one thing I don’t understand. You can be a National AP Scholar but not even a chance as State AP scholar. ;)</p>