How much does legacy count at amherst

jennieling
Fri, 03 May 2013 19:35:50 +0000

That sounds like you will have a very strong application. I agree with your plan to take a plenty of AP’s and Honors but not an insane amount. My son did 7 AP’s and 1 college class (Calc 3) over the 3 yrs (grades 10-12; in our town 9th gr is in the jr high bldg and no AP’s are offered). He did lots more Honors. He got in to Amherst–so you don’t need to do 10 or 12 AP’s necessarily. Doing that many can limit your time to do other things- eg a sport or music, volunteering, things that are good for you (and things that the colleges, like Amherst, want to see).