Do colleges care about AP Scholar with Distinction?

Do colleges care about the AP Scholar Award? In a short answer – yes! An AP Scholar Award shows that you have been successful in completing several college-level classes and suggests that you'll continue to succeed should they admit you to their school.

Should you put AP Scholar with distinction on common app?

There's a common misconception that only the most prestigious, well-known awards are worthy of listing on your application. In reality, any academic accomplishment – no matter how big or small – can be included in the honors section.

Is the AP Scholar Award a big deal?

The AP DoDEA Scholar Award is one of the most prestigious honors a junior can receive at the end of their high school career. It recognizes their hard work and commitment to learning over the course of their educational careers.

What percent of people are AP Scholar with Distinction?

Nationwide, less than 10% of students earn the distinction of AP Scholar or higher by the time they graduate and less than 20% of those who take AP exams earn this distinction.

What did you do to achieve AP Scholar with Distinction?

To qualify for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of three or higher on five or more of these exams.

Do Colleges Care About Class Rank?

How rare is AP Scholar with Distinction?

About 10% of students nationally are designated AP Scholars while less than 1% become National AP Scholars (that means scores of 4 or better on eight AP tests). It's your call.

Do colleges look at AP Scholar Awards?

<p>The only way that colleges will find out you are a National AP Scholar and it will affect their decision is if you become one after junior year, because by the time you find out for senior year you will already be done with the applications process.

Is AP Scholar with Distinction better than honors?

AP Scholar with Honors – Score a 3 or higher on at least four AP exams. Have a minimum AP average of 3.25. AP Scholar with Distinction – Score a 3 or higher on at least five AP exams. Have a minimum AP average of 3.5.

Can you get AP Scholar with distinction twice?

Exams taken multiple times count only once; the highest score will be used for the award calculation.

Who gives out AP Scholar with Distinction?

Every year, The College Board's Advanced Placement Program celebrates high school students who performed at a college-level on several AP Exams. These students receive AP Scholar Awards. In this blog, I'll also cover the following: Planning for an AP Scholar Award.

What does it mean to be an AP Scholar with distinction?

AP Scholar with

Distinction. Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Should I put AP Scholar on resume?

If you have an AP Scholar award, you can list it on resumes and college applications. It will signal that you did well on multiple AP exams. The designation will appear on your official AP exam scores, and you will receive a certificate in the mail the September following the time you receive the designation.

How many people have AP Scholar Award?

Nationally last year,~660,000 students got some Scholar award, and ~215,000 got the highest Distinction award.

Should I put AP Scholar on my UC app?

It is nice thing to put on a resume as you don't then have to list your classes and it looks like a nice honor. But for college applications, they will see your AP classes, so when you list AP Scholar…it's like 'duh we can see that' type of award. But list it anyway.

Should I put NHS in honors or activities?

If you have an activity classified as academic, put NHS under community service or other club/activity. If you have an activity classified as other club/activity, put NHS under academic or community service. That way it shows that you have more of a variety of activities.

Should I put my class rank on my Common App?

You should report your current Class Rank and GPA, even if they might change later in the school year. If your school does not rank, select 'None' from the drop down menu.

What happens if you get a 3 on an AP exam?

AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. Many U.S. colleges grant credit and/or advanced placement (that means they let you skip the equivalent course once you get to college) for scores of 3 and above.

What happens if I get a 2 on AP exam?

Students who earn AP scores of 2 are well prepared to succeed in introductory college coursework. Compared to academically similar college peers who did not take the AP course, AP students who earn scores of 2 perform as well or better when they take those introductory college courses.

How many times can you retake an AP exam?

You can take an AP Exam each time it's offered.

What is the highest honor with distinction?

Cum laude: “With distinction,” typically 3.5–3.6 GPA or top 16-35% of class. Magna cum laude: “With great distinction,” typically 3.7–3.8 GPA or top 6-15% of class. Summa cum laude: “With highest honor,” typically 3.9–4.0 GPA or top 1-5% of class.

Is graduating with distinction the same as honors?

The Honours Award recognizes those students who have obtained an average mark of 80.00% to 84.99% in their course of studies in each of grades 9-12. The Honours with Distinction award recognizes those students who have obtained an average mark of 85% to 100% in their course of studies in each of grades 9-12.

Is honors with distinction good?

Students should know that graduating with honors does matter. An honors distinction is an easy way to judge the success you had in school. While earning honors isn't the most important thing, students in school should work to achieve a high GPA, and therefore, high honors.

Do AP awards mean anything to colleges?

"The Dean" will answer the last part of your question first because it's the easiest: Colleges don't care AT ALL about AP awards. These awards, which you can read about here, simply indicate that a student has earned a certain exam score on a certain number of tests.

Do colleges care about academic awards?

Universities value students that show quality in the activities and passions they pursue, regardless of the number of awards they have won. It's important to focus on cultivating and demonstrating skills in activities you really care about.

Do AP awards matter for college?

The awards themselves really just communicate in shorthand how you did on your AP tests, and colleges will already have access to that information if you report your AP scores to them. In this sense, an AP Scholar award is not giving any new information to the school.