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<p>American universities like AP classes. The more APs the better, but don’t kill yourself to get the distribution of AP exams that you’d need for special AP distinctions. (For example, if you didn’t attend an English-speaking high school, you’d probably have a hard time with the English language and literature APs; don’t worry about those then.) </p>
<p>Also, if your school followed another AP-level standardized curriculum (like English A-levels, the French Baccelaureate, the German Abitur, etc), don’t worry about taking AP exams either. It wouldn’t add anything to your application to submit both A-level math scores as well as an AP calculus score. </p>