<p>Read this:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “Many Ways To Define “The Best””](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/recommended_high_school_preparation/many_ways_to_define_the_best.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/recommended_high_school_preparation/many_ways_to_define_the_best.shtml)</p>
<p>In general, calm down and don’t stress over it. Put your energy into something more productive. And there’s no “typical” number of AP classes taken by MIT students. Yes, some have taken tons, but some have only taken a small number (myself included) and some haven’t even taken any (gasp!)</p>