5 AP Classes as a Sophomore??

mathyone
Fri, 09 Oct 2015 01:19:43 +0000

I think you should reflect on what your interests are and whether you are enjoying high school. You seem to think that you need to take every possible AP class. This isn’t necessary, and is probably counterproductive. All those AP classes and all those math classes, every single summer sound like a recipe for burnout. Please take a step back and try to stop living the life you imagine that Ivy league schools expect. You won’t believe this, but you will be happier and a stronger candidate if you take some time to learn about yourself instead of frantically cramming the next AP review book.

Also, you said you want to go to an Ivy league college. So why are you interested in graduating early and attending Rice? Do you want to go to Rice or not? What’s the rush? It sounds like you just want to grab every bit of perceived status, whether that is taking more APs than the other guy or getting into Rice as a junior as opposed to a senior. This just doesn’t make a good impression.