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<p>If everyone could take off their instantaneous-i-see-an-ap-scholar-thread-i-must-flame hats off for a minute, that would be very much appreciated. Anyways, I just realized that the award only matters if you take the necessary amount of tests/classes BEFORE your senior year. This kind of sucks because at my school, the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM amount of AP classes you can take before your senior year is 4, which only reaches AP Scholar with Honors, just one freaking class away from Scholar with Distinction. </p>

<p>So, my question is if it is really worth it to load up on AP courses for me during my senior year when the best I can do anyways is Honors. I realize that colleges receive a list of the courses that you are taking, and in order to be competitive, you should be taking the hardest classes available. Hmm now that I think about it that way, I guess I answered my own question.</p>

<p>This just sucks, one class away, and with that, even the possibility of reaching Scholar with Distinction is cast out. I am taking Honors BC Calc this year, but I’d imagine trying to take the AP BC exam then would be like shooting myself in the foot. I don’t really want to attempt a self-studied AP exam because I’d rather use that energy to keep up A’s.</p>

<p>This just sucks.</p>

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<p>You could try taking a class online, in addition to the classes you already take in your school. See if your state has a virtual school. Go to google, and type in: ___ virtual school. Put your state in the blank. Usually they have AP classes that are online, and you can take them for free if you’re a state resident. If your state doesn’t have a virtual school, you can take an AP class through keystonehighschool.com, which is accredited, but you have to pay somewhere around $375 per class. Or you can take a class at a commmunity college (my cousin did this) after school or on weekends, get credit, and take the AP exam. Good luck. And I had no idea about that rule. Thanks.</p>

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<p>It matters in that colleges will look at your senior schedule (and midterm grades) to check if you are taking the most rigorous curriculum available. It also matters in the amount of college credit you can receive. With enough credit, it is possible a college would consider you to have sophomore standing, which would benefit you in several ways, including possibly having priority during class registration. (Please note that not every college handles AP credit/class standing in the same manner),</p>