<p>is it worth it to take 4 aps (macro,microecon, psych, calc ab) during your senior year? can i get college credit for these aps at most colleges?</p>
<p>It is worth it in some ways, and maybe not in others. Colleges will look at your courses and will expect you to take the program with an appropriate rigor for you. So if you are a top student and not taking the most rigorous program your school offers, schools might wonder why not. If you are a medium student who is way over your head, they might wonder at that too. </p>
<p>Your AP scores won’t get to colleges until mid-summer, long after decision on all fronts are made. So, it won’t determine your acceptance. </p>
<p>As far as getting credit goes, it depends. I would say, in my limited experience (I am a mom of a college soph who took 4 APs) that many schools do not give AP credit, and many do. Some give you a virtual pat on the back and say good for you. Some give credit, so that you can actually go into school with almost a semester already taken care of, or more. Some schools give advanced standing, which means that you don’t have to start at intro levels, if you are interested in a certain discipline, or if there are distribution requirements. That means that you can satisfy requirements, but you can’t get credit. You may still have to do X number of courses to fulfill graduation requirements. Or requirements in your major. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>The possibilities are endless. The question is what would you take instead? Do you have the time to dedicate to the extra rigor? Assume that you not only want to pass the class and get a good grade (here it meant a 6 point A) but shoot for a 4 or 5 on the AP test. Colleges will not see your scores in time to consider them for admissions but they will see your interest in the more rigorous course work. Some colleges may or not give you credit, and some of the credits might not apply to your major, but there’s always a chance that you may change majors and/or transfer to another school with different policies about APs. It’s all about having options. Go for it.</p>