5 AP Classes as a Sophomore??

ClarinetDad16
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:06:01 +0000

One very possible outcome is you are biting off more than you can chew and it will hurt your admissions chances rather than help. Or you will continue with the grind for the next three years, be burnt out and get into a “prestigious” school. And then wonder for the next four years what you are doing there. And then take a wall street job and be burnt out there within two years… And then back to graduate school to find yourself.

Don’t waste your next 9 years so you can have a cool shirt and your parents have a bumper sticker. Find your passion and enjoy life - and love learning (not mastering tests). Many schools want leaders, passionate students who will be an asset to their campus. You can have a 2400 and a 4.0 with 15 APs and get rejected… There will be kids with 20+ APs and 10+ dual enrollment courses.

Smell the roses, have a school/life balance, get great summer experience, start a club, make an impact. Learn a lot. And in the process schools will want you…