<p>What the hell? Is your plan to skip like three years of uni or something?</p>
<p>Give yourself a break and take out an AP or two (or seven). Colleges are not going to think your a slacker if you just take 8 or 9 APs, especially if you have the ones relevant to your major. Use that extra time to work on your essays and your ECs if you’re hellbent on channeling every waking moment into getting into that dream school.</p>
<p>There’s no point in taking both AP Physics B and AP Physics C. If you’re qualified to take AP Physics C, then people already know that you can handle AP Physics B since it’s more “elementary” physics (non-calculus stuff), which means that actually taking a course for it looks more like filler stuff that you’re doing just to have another AP course under your belt.</p>
<p>In addition, the self-studied AP Chinese, while potentially easy for a native speaker, will not improve your image much for the same reason – because you are a native speaker. Once again, it’s up to you whether or not you want to put yourself through that (I heard the test is not a breeze, even for most native Chinese students). And art history? Come on. Do you seriously have an interest in that? </p>
<p>I think you’re stretching yourself too thin. College acceptances do not pend on how many AP courses you’ve taken, and the time you save by nixing some of these courses could be much better invested in harnessing some strong extracurricular activities (you know, ones that you actually enjoy). Best of luck to you.</p>
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<p>No, I’d have to disagree. I would say that the OP has a solid list for this year. 4-6 a year is probably a good number if you didn’t take any Freshman year. I mean, that comes out to 12-18 total if you start sophomore year. Good luck on them.</p>
<p>I agree with the other parents who responded on here. Be a kid, have a life. I see you have pared down your list, but I wanted to point out that had you thought it through, it would have been impossible scheduling wise to take 17 in one year. Can’t be done. But seriously, if your school does not offer these AP’s, you will not be penalized for not taking them. Your transcript will be evaluated based upon the rigor of the classes available to you.</p>
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<p>Eh, I’d disagree with that. I took both Physics B and Physics C. B covers a range of topics never introduced in C: fluids, thermodynamics, waves, optics, nuclear, etc.</p>
<p>And I’m a bit confused. Is the OP taking 17 exams in one year? Or is he spreading them out over a couple of years? If it’s the former, I’d advise against it, assuming you strive for quality over quantity. If it’s the latter, I don’t really see anything unreasonable about it. I took 18 over 4 years, and I felt like it was do-able.</p>
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<p>One year. But he has shortened his list quite a bit since then</p>
<p>a back up plan</p>
<p>ahahahhahahhaha…</p>
<p>A couple years ago I read a NYT article about prestigious prep schools in Korea. The students board at the school, and have a study day from 7am to 11pm 6 days a week. The day is spent studying local subjects, and the evening self-study AP topics. Keep in mind these students are not native English speakers.</p>
<p>Truly horrendous. And real. If I can find the link I’ll include it later.</p>
<p>Cheers to Google:<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/asia/27seoul.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5087&em&en=bbfb1646d3b2b2bb&ex=1209528000[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/asia/27seoul.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5087&em&en=bbfb1646d3b2b2bb&ex=1209528000</a>
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<p>I know to some this may not seem feasible, but from my experience this year it is. I spent a sum total of one night (3-4 hours) studying for the stats and econ tests. They are really not that hard at all. I didn’t even have great teachers to be honest.</p>
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<p>I actually disagree and agree with the person whom you quoted. Colleges will give credit for Physics 1 and 2 courses from the two Physics C exams, however the B exam only gets a general physics credit for non-science majors. You could easily replace the credit you would get from it with a Physics C exams credit. Also, Physics B provides a very brief and general glimpse of the topics. The topics you listed would typically be discussed in a Physics 3 class and in much more depth than what you would with the B test. At most colleges, it really would be pointless to take both B and C.</p>
<p>Why take that many APs? Your grades and SAT scores are much more important than APs. Instead, you should really take APs related to your major.</p>
<p>GUYS WE ALL GOT ■■■■■■■ OK?! otherwise this kid is lacking common sense and friends…</p>
<p>No, don’t listen to everyone else. It’s perfectly fine to take 17 AP exams, and you can do it with just a 30 minute a day investment.</p>
<p>By the way:</p>
<p>Did you win the olympiads in Chemistry, Physics and Math in 2009 or 2010?</p>
<p>Omg enough. Reality check people, this is high school we’re talking about. Freaking HIGH SCHOOL. Relax. I took 5 APs in my whole career and I only got two fives, both on language-oriented exams. And look at me, I turned out fine. I’m going off to my top school this fall, happy as a clam. A friend of mine only took 7 APs in high school starting junior year and she had to decide between Brown and Stanford, and another friend skipped two grades, has been doing AP since freshman year, and took 11 APs THIS YEAR and he’s going to a state school. If you want to kill yourself with 5 APs a year starting in 9th grade, be my guest, but just know that there are better, easier ways to secure your future. High school is not supposed to be about getting into college or getting college credits or whatever, it’s supposed to be about growing as a person and learning high school-level material. How about you worry about college classes and credits when you’re in college and focus on taking classes that interest you now, even if they aren’t all AP? Trust me, if you’re motivated enough to come onto this forum, you have NOTHING to worry about.</p>
<p>I stumbled onto this thread looking for AP State Scholar numbers for Maryland…</p>
<p>To OP: I’m curious how this turned out for you. Scores come out in a few weeks…</p>
<p>Taking that many exams is definitely possible; I took 18 this year hoping for the State Scholar award. I managed my time well so it wasn’t life-consuming. I took BC, and Spanish at school and self studied for Psych, Enviro, Chem, Chinese, Lit, Lang, Euro, Bio, World, C-Mechanics, C-E&M, Macro, Micro, Stat, Human Geo, and Comp. Gov (Euro and Lit with an IB History and English background). I’m hoping for 5s on all except Stat, Econs, and E&M.</p>
<p>^and your username is TheRealFake. So…we’re supposed to believe you…or…?</p>
<p>Hahahaha not the most credible username especially given my post count…mostly I’ve been a lurker. It was a little paradoxical thing I thought of when I registered. </p>
<p>I mean, I’ll post scores when they come out if you don’t believe me.</p>
<p>You’re dead bro.</p>
<p>I’m dead? How so…</p>