<p>My school has a three AP limit which I used my SAT score to break, so I have been begrudgingly allowed to take four AP classes. My schedule is based on a rotating, letter schedule, from periods A-G. Here is my schedule:</p>
<p>A - Free Period (school won’t allow me to not have a study)
B - Religion Class (Mandatory)
C - AP Spanish
D - AP Biology
E - AP English Literature
F - AP Stats (I took AP Calc AB this year, and was one of three juniors to do so. AP Stats is the only other math class left at my school, as they do not offer BC).
G - Honors Psychology</p>
<p>Outside of School:</p>
<p>AP Chem at MIT on Sundays through a program they offer</p>
<p>Is this schedule okay for lower Ivies and top tier schools? I am very content with it, but I see people here posting schedules with 7+ AP classes, which makes me feel iffy…</p>
<p>I know that’s why I protested. I thought it didn’t make any sense considering they really try to get a lot of kids into the best schools. Oddly enough, they offer quite a few APs (13 I think…). This year I was the only kids to take 3 APs, which is very strange as well. I protested not really because I WANT to kill myself senior year (like most of my friends believe…), but because the policy made no sense at all. It was extremely hypocritical. Sadly, I was the only one to benefit from this new policy, but the good news is I got the Vice Principal of Academic Affairs fired ;).</p>
<p>Limit of 3? Do you mean PER YEAR? That makes a LITTLE more sense. And/or…does the school pay for the exams or something so they have to limit it?</p>
<p>Otherwise…I mean…c’mon! WHY would a school do that? You’re limiting your student body…and when the Ivies want “the most rigor possible”. And you’d have no change at upper level A/P scholar designations. No biggie…they don’t “get” you anything anyway but they look nice on an application if you achieved them in your Junior year anyway. And limiting your opportunity to earn college credit and maybe graduate early if you wanted and…I feel your pain. </p>
<p>Small private school, I’m assuming, from religion class and the requirement for a study hall?</p>
<p>it sounds good. schools look at the hard courses you take compared to the ones offered. the fact that you are taking more in school than everyone else and taking an extra class at MIT says a lot.</p>
<p>Given the limitations you have, it looks to me like you’ve done extremely well with your schedule…the MIT thing looks pretty amazing. If you explain to colleges about your school’s rules, then they certainly can’t fault you for them.</p>
<p>And even Harvard specifically says things to the effect of their not being able to compare apples to apples, they know all schools are different, they want you to take advantage of YOUR school’s rigor. I’d think…if you can fit it in there…that you talked them into more rigor than allowed…that would be a nice fluffy feather in your cap.</p>
<p>@ R124687, they limit APs for a very stupid reason. APs at my school are notorious for being extremely difficult–not like the usual AP course difficulty. For example, there is one AP Calculus class comprised of 20 students (roughly) who are all the best math students in the grade. In this class of 20, only 2 or 3 have final averages above a 90. And yes, I do go to a Catholic school. This year in AP Calc, I ended with an 89.40 final average (my teacher told me specifically because she knew I could calculate it myself, but she said she wouldn’t round it up ). For this reason of APs being inordinately difficult (as this applies with the vast majority of APs at my school), some students were pressured by their parents to take 4 or more APs, and they had mental breakdowns (seriously). </p>
<p>In my case, my parents are not formally college educated, nor do they really care about what I take. They just want me to be happy. This is totally my decision, which I demonstrated to the administration of my school. Also, my high SAT score sealed the deal. So, to answer your question, the limit is 3 APs per year, because they are concerned with student’s health (sounded like a crock to me but w/e)</p>
<p>Same with my school. Our AP’s are harder than other schools. They limit 4max for seniors, unless you are like amazingly smart (like one kid) than they let you take five.</p>
<p>APs per year is also capped at 3 at my school, and none are offered until junior year either. Nonetheless, the students at my school regularly get into top colleges. Students aren’t “limited” by AP course caps.</p>
). For this reason of APs being inordinately difficult (as this applies with the vast majority of APs at my school), some students were pressured by their parents to take 4 or more APs, and they had mental breakdowns (seriously). </p>