| mariacamilaperez, this does not quite relate to the topic at hand, but I believe that you are certainly feeling a similar amount of anxiety and uncertainty that many board members are facing...
Many colleges now use a "holistic" approach to applications, which means they don't use a formula to guarantee that an SAT score of X and GPA of Y equals admission.
Instead, they take the student as a whole and look at his or her strengths and how they "fit" into the college. While high SATs and a high GPA certainly matter, recommendations, essays, and extracurriculars are all going to play a very large role into that final decision.
You can look at the average GPA and test scores by looking at the "Freshman Profile" section of individual college websites, or otherwise log on to the Collegeboard website and search for schools through that.
With regards to your question about AP classes, rigor of schedule is going to be very important, taking available course offerings into consideration. Urban High School X may offer every AP and IB class in existence to the students beginning at freshmen year, and if that is the case, then reputable colleges will expect applicants to take advantage of that opportunity.... by that same token, however, Rural High School Y may only offer a few AP courses, but as long as the applicant does his or her best to take the available "tough" course load, then they have a strong chance as well.
Keep in mind, however, that a C or a D in an AP class looks much worse than an A or a B in an Honors course -- similarly, not taking an AP exam while still receiving an A or a B in the course suggests that the grades were heavily inflated.
You are still in the early stages of your high school career -- make the right decisions, take courses of appropriate difficulty, and study when you know you should, and you'll do fine. |