Could Too Many APs Hurt Chances?

Metrical
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:46:11 +0000

Hey guys do you think that having a 2400 on the SAT will hurt my chances at Harvard? How about playing 3 sports? Will they frown upon me taking a lot of hard classes and doing well in them? I don’t want to seem like I’m trying to get into college.

It sounds idiotic to ask something like the questions above. All of those things help you get in. If every good thing on your application screamed “just doing it to get into your school” the best wouldn’t get admitted, which we know they usually are.

If you like the classes, take them. It’s not like the reason you get in / get rejected will be the amount of AP classes you take - unless you don’t take any your school offers or get poor grades in the ones you do take.