<p>Alright I've been reading up about some people on these boards self studying 5+ ap exams and I was like wow how is that even possible? The high school I attend at the moment (Stuyvesant High School) has a limit cap policy. You are only allowed to take one extra ap test for which you didn't take the class for. For example this year I had ap chem, and ap us history so I could only take one more ap which i didn't study for (this happened to be ap enviro). Is this policy legit? I mean what is up with the kids on this board taking like 17 aps and what not? I find such things ridiculous and just plain stupid, but maybe its just my high school that's being stupid for not letting kids take the ap's they want. </p>
<p>An additional policy my high school has is when you register for ap classes in the spring. If you have below and 88 avg you cannot take any aps. If you have a 88-90 you can take one ap. If you have 90-92 you can take 2. If you have 93-95 you can take 3. And if you have higher than you can take 4. So the maximum number of aps most of the kids in my school have are 4 at any given time, and there are some who take 5 because they are so beast. So the max with the additional ap will come out to 6. Can anyone tell me if their school has such a policy?</p>
<p>Stuy is one of the best high schools in the nation.
And probably has at least a 90% pass rate for APs since it’s so strict about who’s allowed to take APs.</p>
<p>My hs (NE Florida) is ranked below yours on the Newsweek Best HS List. and we have a free-for-all system when it comes to APs. It’s “advised” that you don’t take more than what ever amount your counselor thinks is appropriate but everyone goes behind their counselor’s back and finds ways to get more APs.
The pass rate at my HS is a little bit over 50% since everyone in the class is required to take the AP exam which is paid for by the county. In addition to this you’re allowed to self-study and unlimited amount of APs too.</p>
<p>But yea… that rule sounds stupid. I completely believe that APs should be free-for-all :D</p>
<p>I agree the rule is very stupid, but i guess its done so the reputation of our school’s individual departments don’t fall. But come on if you really want to take ap calc (which is what I want to take) but have a 91 avg (allowing me only 2 ap’s to sign up for) I chose the two aps I wanted to take, but I can’t take calc because of the limit cap. I find such a rule frustrating because if you really want to take a course you should be allowed to take it if you have the requirements (for me that’s a 93 math avg).</p>
<p>Stuy has amazing ratings (at least among us NYers) , so it is probably trying to keep its pass percentage up.I don’t believe there are any restrictions in terms of how many APs you can take in my school. I’m sure college admissions officers won’t penalize you for something you have no control over, so don’t worry too much. Just focus on doing well on the classes you are taking, and you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>Your school sounds like it doesn’t want to lower their high stats. I love my school. It’s very liberal in that it allows us to self study any APs. Our stats is still pretty decent because a lot of kids in my school tend to work hard. The only problem is not a lot of kids know about self studying and stuff. Only overachievers know about this.</p>
<p>Does your school cover the cost of the exams? If they don’t, then it’s not legitimate. They can’t control where you spend your own money.</p>
<p>Anyways, pay for the exams out of your own pocket, and the school really doesn’t have a choice.</p>
<p>My school subsidizes one exam, and you personally have to pay for each additional exam (there are exceptions for very low income students). Even if you take more than one exam. My sister and I have personally shelled out about 1500 dollars just for the cost of exams. I’ll be taking another five next year, and will thus have paid 1800 dollars to collegeboard… just to take exams. Kind of ridiculous.</p>