How do some students take like 10 AP classes one year and manage to get all 5's?

Question

From my friend and just around the campus, I hear that there's certain students who take AP tests for about 5-10 AP classes in just a year and pass with 5's on all of them, they also participate in many extracurricular activities, do lots of community service, take a myriad of sports, and earn perfect grades. This, to me is really impressive since I am struggling with just merely 2 AP's and a bit of community service when I find time... Is it because I'm not smart enough? How do they do it? Are they just naturally smart or do they study a lot or what? Is it because they can manage their time better than I can?

Answer 1

They take their knee pads to class

Answer 2

They do what colleges hate... concentrate on school

While school is the primary focus, universities look for well rounded students who HAVE lives outside of the curriculum

Answer 3

They manage their time really well... and they are also very intelligent people.  Trust me.  They don't have too much of a life, but they don't seem to mind sometimes.  They're very fulfilled doing all those other things.

Answer 4

ACID. it helps