5 AP Classes Sophomore Year

Picapole
Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:36:48 +0000

If you have 31 APs available to you, then I do think that makes a difference in your approach. If you want to go to a high-profile top-20 type school, then yes, you really do need to take more APs than the 7-8 total as was advised to us in one college night. Still, I think you would still be considered rigorous with a couple less than you’ve proposed; ie, you don’t need to take 15 of them. I would think 12 total over the four years would cover it.

In the end, it is a balancing act–if your grades are too low, you won’t get in, but on the other hand, if they think your coursework isn’t rigorous, you won’t get in either. The sad thing to me is that you don’t have time to enjoy some of these classes a little more fully. But none of us made this system…

Second, with 31 APs, you must have a critical mass of students who take these kinds of schedules. Check around with several of them as to what your plan is. Also, try to balance teachers–if some are known to be extremely hard, don’t take them all at the same time.

Good luck to you!