Too many AP tests: A bad thing?

WillDaSnail
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:16:09 +0000

There’s a misconception that having more APs = look more impressive. This can go both ways, depending on how you decide to handle it.

If you CAN handle it by taking tons of APs, be my guest and do so. However, if you don’t get 4s or 5s, you’re just wasting a lot of time and your money.

Colleges look for quality, not quantity. It will be very obvious if they see that you take tons of APs, but don’t get respectable AP scores for all the exams you take. That alone can hurt you a bit in college admissions.

I had this mindset in mind too. But after I realized that handling 4 APs (junior year) at school was already bloody hell for me, I made sure that I would do well on all of the exams I would be taking for that year. 3 5’s, 2 4’s (1 AP sophomore, year, 4 APs junior year). No 3’s or below. That alone taught me that emphasizing on quality would also do me well.