<p>I think number 2 isnt always a great idea. Its take the hardest classes that you can, with the emphasis that you like those classes and that you can handle all the classes that you can take.</p>
<p>4 AP classes and 6 AP classes will not be that big of a difference in my opinion. Besides, I read somewhere that “taking the hardest classes” was a misconception (on one of the MIT blogs)</p>