GSMST has 10 National AP Scholars
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October 4, 2011 • Arusha Siddiqa
Filed under I. News
This year GSMST has ten National Advanced Placement Scholars. These individuals received a score of four or higher on at least eight AP exams. National AP Scholars are students in the United States who have received an average of a four on all AP exams taken and scores of four or higher on eight or more exams. These awards are the highest level of recognition in the AP Scholars program. AP Scholar awards are given to high school students who exhibited high levels of achievement in the AP exams they took.
In 2010, there were total of 15,103 National AP Scholars; 562 scholars were from Georgia, with 487 of those seniors. With only 95 seniors, having ten students acknowledged as National AP Scholars is a huge accomplishment.
GSMST’s ten National AP Scholars are Shawn Albert, Tyler Allen, Lillian Chan, Hannah Doksansky, Jaya Janadhyala, Na Eun Oh, Aaron Patel, Aditya Ragunathan, Nabeel Sarwar, Arsalan Sufi, and Andrew Wirt.
Hannah Doksansky ’12 has taken nine exams from AP Human Geography in freshmen year to AP US History in junior year. To prepare for her exam, she would use a number of test prep books. Hand in hand with the test preps, she made sure she kept up with the class and its assignments. When asked how she felt after learning her scores she said, “A couple of them, I was surprised. I’ve taken nine exams. A lot of the tests were really hard, especially chemistry. I liked that class, and even though it wasn’t the easiest; I pushed through and somehow got a 5 on the exam.” Having the title is prestigious, said Hannah, as it shows that “we have really pushed ourselves in our high school curriculum, which is something colleges are really looking at these days.”
There are 34 Advanced Placement exams high school students can take in topics ranging widely from biology to macroeconomics. Depending on a student’s score on an AP exam, she can receive future college credit or placement. Taking and doing well in AP classes and exams can indicate a student’s readiness for college success.
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