AP Scholar Awards

  • The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

    The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams:

    • Students qualify for the National AP Scholars Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken and scores of four or higher on eight or more of these exams.
    • 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.
    • To earn the AP Scholar with Honor Award, students must score an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of three or higher on four or more of these exams. 
    • By completing three or more AP Exams with grades of three or higher, students qualify for the AP Scholar Award.

    Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,600 colleges and universities annually receive AP grades. Over 90 percent of four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or placement for qualifying exam grades. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

Scholars by Year

  • 2019
    Amalendu Bokil
    Tom Fest
    Luke Francis
    Devin Golla
    Daniel Krill*
    Jordan Labuda
    Martha Lacek
    Bailey Mohri
    Umayal Natesan
    Justin Waltrip*
    Abigail Waryanka
    Lucas Zak
    Kevin Zou

    *Recognized during junior year.


    2018

    Alyssa Bigley
    Benjamin Cohen
    Cole Exline
    Mark Farino
    Amaan Kazi
    Seth Kornbau
    Allison Lehmann
    Benjamin Martin
    Molly McCarthy
    Umayal Natesan*
    Mahak Sethi
    Alexander Steger

    *Recognized during junior year.
     
    2017
    Arushi Bandi
    Richard Kwon
    Amanda Labuda
    Rita Lakhssassi
    Casey Mann
    John Michel
    Joseph Mullen
    Kendall Pomerleau
    Allison Staresinic
     
    2016
    Nathan Carnovale
    Benjamin Harris
    Hannah Reiling
    Monica Shope
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    2015
    Andrew Aukerman
    Noah Blaze
    Helen Guo
    Julia Herrle
    Sarah Krause
    Thomas Krille
    Makenna Laffey
    Ryan Mann
    Jacob Pavlecic
    Allison Shepard
    Hannah Zafer 
     
    2014 
    Meher Babbar
    Carrie Leibensperger
    Jennifer Lott 
     
    2013
    Natalie Blandino
    Hannah Christenson
    Marcus Colella
    Marissa Di
    Nicholas Jones
    Jared Ohlund 
     
    2012
    Lucas Axiotakis
    Cameron Barnes
    Nigel Halliday
    Laura Herrle
    Justin Olshavsky
    Ji-Ho Park 
     
    2011
    Zachary Dionise
    Michael Matty
    Daniel Nigh
    Elizabeth Tomczak 
     
    2010
    Rebecca Stabile
    Alyssa Whittington