Tres Elefantes

tigerton, it depends on the number of AP exams your school offers.

HIGHreachNoob

My school offers none, but I'm taking 5-7 AP exams. Does that help even if they don't accept the credit?

Tres Elefantes

^have you taken any yet? if your school doesn't offer any AP exams but you took them your junior year or earlier and scored well on them, then it could be a positive that you went above and beyond your school curriculum. if you haven't taken them yet but list them on your application, i guess it shows motivation, but i don't think it'll have much effect. either way, i don't think it'll make a big difference, except to reinforce that you are going above and beyond your school's typical curriculum.

Eiffel

So, is there any way of knowing what the counselor will check off? I only know of 2 people who actually took all 10 of the AP classes offered at my school. Most take 5-7, many take less, and several take more. I took 5, and the rest of my classes are honors. Does it make a difference than most people take 5-7 even though there are technically 10 offered?

Tres Elefantes

^it's all up to the GC, i think. for instance, the person who got into yale last year from my high school took around half the AP classes offered. the rest of his classes were honors, which are considerably easier (everyone gets A's), but are weighted the same as AP. his GC undoubtedly marked "most rigorous," although there were probably ten or fifteen students with more rigorous schedules than his. it all depends on the GC's interpretation of "most rigorous." what is it--top student, top 1%, top 5%?

tigerton

It seems like the guidance counselor may consider one AP class harder than others. Maybe AP Chem by itself is equal to Eng and US His put together. Or AP Calc BC is equal to two other ones. Also depends on the school I guess.