Is 7 AP Classes total enough?
My school offers 11 AP classes, however I am planning on taking 7. The ones I will not be taking are AP French (no time in schedule, as I need art credit to graduate), AP Bio (not interested in it, taking regular physics instead), AP Calc BC (I will be in Calc AB my senior year, so I cant really take it), and AP USH (if Im being totally honest, all 3 apush teachers at my school are not good and no one comes out this class with a good grade or enjoying it).
So, will 7 be enough AP courses to get into a selective college (something like USC, NYU, Berkeley)?
If its not enough, should I take AP USH as well, even though I honestly have not heard one good thing about the class? (If I do decide to take it I would have 4 AP's junior year, including AP Chem which seems like a very heavy course load with a lot of homework)
Replies to: Is 7 AP Classes total enough?
Regarding APUSH, I'm currently in it and, as a person who dislikes history, the class is good (but I do have a good teacher). If you're not interested in history and the teachers aren't good, then skip it.
And as for the number of APs, 4 is perfectly fine (unless you have outstanding time commitments for ECs).
Good choice to not take two AP sciences next year. AP Chem, Phys 1, and USH would have slaughtered your GPA and your sanity.
I would take APUSH. While the difference between 13 and 14 APs is minimal (if at all existent), the difference between 7 and 8 is a bit more pronounced. Picture a logistical curve in your head, with 8 APs being the point on the x-axis at which your ROI starts to drop off significantly.
Junior year I would take:
AP Chem
AP Lang
AP French
Pre Calc Honors
Art
US History/APUSH?
Then senior year would be:
Physics (school does not offer a honors or AP physics course)
AP Calc AB
AP LIt
AP Gov
Not sure what two electives yet, probably nothing too difficult
I am beginning to lean more towards APUSH. My only fear is that AP Chem, APUSH, and AP Lang are all very homework heavy courses.
Be careful.
Ask your guidance counselor if you register for push and realize it's too much, can you 'drop down't to honors ush?
Are you instate for California?
What's your parents ' budget?
My advise is to not load up on classes "just because" - if you can't handle them, you will tank your GPA. I think 7 is a good number - make sure you get the best ACT/SAT scores you can, put a lot of effort into your essays, and make sure your letters of rec are stellar.
7 out of 11 is absolutely fine. Just try to do well in those classes.
Btw, I took 6 out of 9 APs at my school and will be attending Northwestern this Fall. I will never regret opting out of APUSH :)