<p>I really do not think 12-16 AP’s is that big of a stretch. Ive taken 14 throughout high school and if I knew about this website earlier in high school I probably would have graduated with more. I generally get 5’s with an occasional 3 or 4 mixed in so its not like they are that hard. I am not ivy league bound, just a relatively average student in many respects. </p>
<p>I think testing is a little overblown, but if you look at international countries the pressure is much more intense. American universities are some of the only ones in the world that look at subjective factors like grade inflation influenced grades and these ambiguous “extra curriculars”. Many international schools judge mainly on standardize tests and sometimes an interview. </p>
<p>I would like to see IB get more recognition, my sister did IB in high school and didnt do well on the exams but now she is a 4.0 student in college. It definitely prepared her well.</p>