<p>I think it's ridiculous that everyone is assuming that I don't "have a life." The point of my post is that people assume that taking so many AP tests means someone doesn't have a life, but that's not true, because for most of these tests I only studied for a couple of days. Others, I just took the class. I didn't spend that much time at all studying for these tests. Other things I did--debate, Academic Decathlon, whatever--were a time commitment, but this wasn't.</p>
<p>"I only studied for a couple of days." "Other things I did--debate, Academic Decathlon, whatever--were a time commitment, but this wasn't."</p>
<p>Your lack of commitment and focus shows in your score.
Latin Vergil - 3</p>
<p>just curious....how much money did you spend on all these classes?..around here APs are 300 bucks a pop, im hoping its less where you live...</p>
<p>WHAT? They're 82(?) everywhere I thought.. And that one guy was right, not everyone WANTS to take every AP test available to them.</p>
<p>300 dollars each? Wow someone is making a profit. Luckily I only had to pay 164 for 14 tests. Still probably too much though.</p>
<p>iwasnotatypo, give yourself an applause I've never actually met anyone with those type of credentials...The truth is you either have it or you don't and I think for some people its possible to get passed that hurdle without much difficulty, but I just hope that I actually do pass all 7 of those exams. Again, I'm amazed by your seemingly-effortless skill with mastering those exams--good job</p>
<p>Just wondering did you take AP English and English Lit exams in the same year? The formats are very similar but I'm afraid that I won't have enough time for my other self-study APs</p>
<p>I took Composition junior year and Literature senior year. The English classes I took at school were geared toward those tests those years.</p>
<p>I didn't pay the whole $82 per test, it was like $40 or something, but even if I had paid the whole fee, that would amount to significantly less than $2,000. Compare that to the cost of a college education and it's nothing.</p>
<p>Yeah but how much of your credits actually transfer? If you go to a competitive private they cap credit at usually around 30 hours and are very stringent with what they accept in the first place. I think what people are just trying to understand here is why spend 2K if the tests are for bragging rights?</p>
<p>The tests aren't for bragging rights. I believe in AP tests and I think they're one of the best ways to motivate kids to study and learn things they wouldn't otherwise. I wouldn't have learned so much about European History if I hadn't known I would be taking the AP test for it. I didn't even know what Human Geography was until I planned on taking the AP test for it, and now I know things I wouldn't otherwise, like the rank-size rule.</p>
<p>And I did not spend 2K on the tests. I found the checks, I spent $798 on all of them combined. Tuition alone at the school I'm going to is more than 40 times that for one year.</p>
<p>AND, while private schools place restrictions on the number of hours they accept for advanced standing, most people eligible for advanced standing stay for all four years anyway, and no schools restrict the number of prerequisites and intro-level classes one can skip with AP credits. So for people whose goal is learning, AP tests are great because they allow them to take advanced classes earlier and in greater number.</p>
<p>I'm just trying to get kids to take AP classes and study for them on their own if they can, because it's very possible and the rewards in the form of greater knowledge and more opportunities in college are worth it. I don't want them to listen to most of the posters on this site who hold that taking so many AP classes is pointless and stupid, because I don't think that's true.</p>
<p>I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I don't see why people have to post inane and completely non-constructive comments about my social life when they are #1 ignorant of the facts and #2 wrong.</p>
<p>What I don't get is you feeling the need to list all of you APs and grades, and THEN go and make fun of and discourage other people.</p>
<p>iwasnotatypo </p>
<p>I agree with you. Most, not all, non-AP classes in HS are pointless.Good job.</p>
<p>But what about that Latin Vergil?</p>
<p>... this is pretty much unrelated, but how many of you have actually taken latin vergil?</p>
<p>Everyone is mocking the poster for the 3, but that 3 wasn't cake, I'm sure.</p>
<p>I think people are mocking him not because of the specific subject but just for being ridiculous and presenting himself as this AP master who can get fives on everything until he has this one random three attached to his resume. So the fact that it's Latin: Vergil is completely irrelevant.</p>
<p>idk, this thread is very amusing in some ways.</p>
<p>What iwasnotatypo doesn't seem to realize is that AP tests aren't for everyone. Of course it's great to motivate kids to learn and all and, if taking those tests works for others, then by all means go for it and don't hold back. But while iwasnotatypo aims to chastise other CC posters for discouraging other people from taking too many APs, he doesn't realize that not all people can handle APs like he/she does. Sometimes CC posters might advise another not to take a particular AP because they see that the person might be ready or that the AP isn't necessarily beneficial in the long run. I'm sure we all appreciate iwasnotatypo's intentions to help others, but IMHO his efforts are slightly misguided.</p>
<p>PS: also, not everyones gets to take $40 APs, all my 8 tests in the past two years were the regular $82 variety and they sure add up, not to mention forking over $20 per test for a prep book which can easily add up to $100 a test. That sum really isn't a drop in the bucket for some of us, especially if you are like me and barely spend more than $100 a year on school expenses (not including APs).</p>
<p>iwasnotatypo are you asian by any chance?</p>
<p>Oh please Ryan, no Asian would ever be so blatantly arrogant as to post their entire AP record unsolicited. You really do us a disservice by asking him if he was Asian. If Asians want to brag, they'd do it subtly all the while guiding the conversation to make it look like the other party involved was really desperate to know their accomplishments. That way it merely looks like the Asian was merely providing information albeit very flattering information. :D</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB - 5
AP Art History - 4
AP Physics C: Mech - 5
AP Physics C: E&M - 5
AP English Lit - 4
AP English Lang - 4
AP US History - 5</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>However, I totally know what you're talking about.</p>
<p>^^Haha, glad to see someone understands after all.</p>
<p>And since it's apparently the "in" thing to flaunt your AP grades...</p>
<p>j/k I won't bore anyone with my insignificant AP accomplishments.</p>
<p>I don't think I was chastising anyone, and I certainly don't think I was making fun of anyone. And there's no harm in trying to study for and take AP tests, even if the results aren't all 5s. I still think the effort is worth it. And I definitely believe that the federal and state governments should take the initiative in making AP tests free for every student who wants to take them, or possibly charging only if the student makes a 1 to discourage needless test-taking.</p>
<p>I'm white.</p>