<p>@Smrtical
I’ve seen tie situations in which 2 guys and a girl win or vice versa, though never anything more than 3-way tie. It also varies; CA will have people with 20+ APs, whereas Wyoming might only have 12ish. CT is weird though; it has a high PSAT cut-off, but most kids here stop at 8 or so for National AP Scholar (They do quality over quantity?)</p>
<p>nice! MD needs around 17-18, but I’ll have only 15 (1/3/5/6) by the time I graduate because I won’t be selfstudying at all.</p>
<p>And I’m pretty sure the award is for seniors.</p>
<p>@ErenYeager </p>
<p>If you live in the right state and plan well, you can pick it up as a junior. There were two juniors at Basis-Scotsdale who did it, a junior in Minnesota and then some others (IDK their names and stuff). It’s possible, especially for me, since I’d only need 7-10 more APs, which I’m comfortable doing in one year</p>
<p>Saw an interesting thread on student room (UK version of CC) about US schools and how the HYPS fame comes from the graduate level. So HYPS vs Oxbridge anyone? Undergrad level.</p>
<p>@Apollo11 are we still talking about State Scholar? It would be amazing if a Junior would have more APs than graduating seniors.</p>
<p>@Apollo11 @ErenYeager Am I correct in saying that AP Scholar awards are only given to juniors? </p>
<p>@Smrtical - Some freshmen and sophomores get them according to the 2013 fact sheet from the website.</p>
<p>@observeraffect I was asking if seniors don’t get counted for those awards. </p>
<p>@Apollo11 what site are you using to self study? I really wanna self study AP Psych </p>
<p>newbie here. am I in a disadvantage in college admission if I took Biology Honors for freshmen year? A lot of schedule posts here makes me feel behind lol. </p>
<p>@smrtical - I guess that APs taken as a senior don’t get counted, given that the recipients only goes up to 12th grade.</p>
<p>@vniatge - Only a slight one, and even then only if you couldn’t have possibly have taken it earlier. strength of schedule in your later years is probably more important, though your grades will almost always be more important than pure strength of schedule.</p>
<p>thanks 
I’ll probably take a summer class to justify that slight disadvantage @observeraffect </p>
<p>@vniatge Of course not! I took Biology Honors in my freshman year as well. </p>
<p>but would a student who took bio H 8th grade look better in college admission than a student who took the same course 9th grade? 
@Smrtical . I kept on finding posts about people taking precalc at freshmen and stuff like that, making me feel behind lol </p>
<p>@vniatge Did you have the opportunity to take Bio H in the 8th grade? It’s all about how much you challenge yourself compared to your classmates. </p>
<p>no. they didn’t let me 
so I’m going to take a summer class @Smrtical </p>
<p>Most people take honors bio freshman year. I don’t think it’s a disadvantage at all.</p>
<p>I just learned that AP Physics I and II aren’t semester long as I originally thought; they’re year long courses. What exactly is the difference between I and II? It seems that they cover the same material. Anyone have any insight? </p>
<p>@TeamRocketGrunt From what I’ve gathered so far, they both cover different topics. At my school, 1/2 is 1 class, with the 1st semester as AP Physics 1 and 2nd semester as AP Physics 2. Is it done differently at your school?</p>
<p>@anonemuss: are you on block scheduling? My school does AP Physics I junior year and allows you to take II and C concurrently senior year. </p>