High school class of 2016

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<p>@TeamRocketGrunt‌ No… hmm that is weird then. You can’t take AP Physics until Senior Year at my school unless you test out of first year physics or take first year physics online, so i guess it has to be a 1 year class or else most kids wouldn’t have to opportunity to take both 1 and 2. Theoretically one can take both AP 1/2 as well as AP Physics C in the same year, as the prereq is to just have 1st year physics done.</p>

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<p>@Apollo11‌ Do you have the link to where the collegeboard posts the number of AP’s each student needs to take to get AP state scholar? </p>

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<p>@vniatge‌ It’s not a disadvantage! Colleges probably won’t know if your school offers biology honors 8th grade or 9th grade. Besides, I don’t think it’s going to matter as much. I took biology honors 10th grade, and no one has ever told me that I’m at a disadvantage. </p>

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<p>@ErenYeager‌
In response to your question on pg.523, yes, it is indeed my plan to have more APs with 3s or higher than any graduating senior in the state of Connecticut by the end of my junior year</p>

<p>@Smrtical‌
In response to your statement on pg.523, that is incorrect. You don’t even need to be in high school to win an AP Scholar award. In fact, several middle schoolers win several high level awards, including National AP Scholar anually</p>

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<p>@Apollo11 I should’ve worded my question more carefully. I meant to ask if senior year AP exams count or not.</p>

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<p>@TeamRocketGrunt‌
Based on what I’m reading on pg.524, I’d recommend doing AP Physics 1 and 2 during the same year and then C next year. Physics C is calculus applied to concepts in both AP Physics 1 and 2. 2 is simply the second semester of B, focusing on thermodynamics, electromagnetism and some other stuff. 1 covers the earlier stuff, i.e kinematics and optics. AP Physics C is near impossible without both as prior experience.</p>

<p>@somewheresmiling‌
I used the Barrons prep book for AP Psychology and CC has a guide on how to self study AP Psych that was really helpful</p>

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<p>@Smrtical‌
Yes, senior year exams count. That’s why State AP is so hard to get and so meaningless; seniors will have more APs by virtue of having 4, instead of 3 eligible AP years and the award is usually awarded to graduated seniors who are already in college, meaning that they can’t use it in college admissions</p>

<p>@alzhao‌
Here you go (Past data is on the same site):
<a href=“http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/participation/2013”>http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/participation/2013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You’ll want to go to the heading titled “Other information and data” and click on AP Scholar Data (Whatever testing year it is)</p>

<p>Currently it is 2013 since the 2014 awards will be physically handed out in September</p>

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<p>On another note, how do you delete drafts? </p>

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<p>Making new drafts?</p>

<p>@Smrtical‌ </p>

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<p>@Apollo11 I’ve tried to just go and erase them, but they just stay there…</p>

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<p>I’ve been able to just delete the thing in the box or make a post on the thread to make it go away forever, @Smrtical‌ </p>

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<p>@Apollo11 I found that pressing in the right hand corner of each draft gets rid of it. It wasn’t visible, though. </p>

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<p>Huh, thanks for the pro-tip, @Smrtical‌ !</p>

<p>Also, anyone have tips as to how to get 225+ on the PSAT? I’d like to make National Merit Scholar in CT, which has a cutoff of 218-222 most years.</p>

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<p>Well, @Apollo11 my strategy is:</p>

<ol>
<li>Know I’ll get a perfect score in the math part</li>
<li>Use as much common sense as possible for reading comprehension</li>
<li>Recall all the grammatical knowledge gained from my English major mother. </li>
</ol>

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<p>@Smrtical‌
What were your PSAT scores as a sophomore?</p>

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<p>@Apollo11 80 Math, 71 CR and W I think. I’m aiming for higher this year. </p>

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<p>@Apollo11 I would just prep for SAT to score high on PSAT. I was studying for the SAT, didn’t care about PSAT and got 231. Test stress goes far to put you down IMO. </p>

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<p>@Apollo11‌ It doesn’t seem as if my school will let me take I and II in the same year. I don’t mind self studying the latter portion of B over next summer, though, so I think I’ll be fine. I’ve decided to only aim for one Olympiad rather than two, though; I can channel that extra time into my research. </p>

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<p>@Apollo11 @Woandering‌ I feel like now that the PSAT will count, I’m not going to do well on it this time around. </p>

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<p>What the PSAT counts for something?</p>