Is it bad to not take APUSH?

It all depends on the level of college applying to…….

But how would you make room? What would you drop ?

Not all kids at top colleges take AP everything. And most college kids take few APs.

You’ll likely be fine.

But I would take it instead of CS if I could. That’s unnecessary. You should have a social science - even if not AP - if you can AP CS is good for interest but is not needed for admissions, even if you’re a CS major

Good luck.