Hey guys,
I just wanted some simple advice, and that’s on whether taking around 18 AP classes by the time I graduate(2018) is a good idea. I’m in IB, so I’m planning to take an AP exam for every corresponding class. I’ve already taken 2 my freshman year, and I will be (hopefully) done with 7 by the time this school year ends. And then next year, I’m off for the actual IB program…SO I just wanted some advice, possibly from people who have also taken a lot of AP classes or currently are. Thanks!
It depends upon why you want to do that and what the courses are.
I figured I would like to get as much college credit as I could before college. And here’s what I’m planning:
Freshman Year
AP Human
AP Macro
Sophmore Year
AP Micro
AP Stats
AP Bio
AP Euro
AP Computer
Junior Year
AP English (idk lang or lit)
AP Calc AB
AP Physics (idk which one)
AP US
AP Psych
Senior Year
AP English (idk lang or lit)
AP Calc BC
AP Physic(idk which one)
AP Chem
AP Spanish (idk lang or lit)
Give or take a few.
I’m just curious why you are taking AP exams for the same subjects you are doing IB tests for because you will usually get credit for the IB tests.
Your senior year schedule would be extremely rigorous. Not a good idea to have 3 STEM APs as a senior.
Be mindful that many schools don’t give credits for APs but allow you to take a more advanced course in place for credit. So it’s possible for you to get 5s on all of these exams and get no actual credits for them.
Many top schools don’t even give credit for AP’s. You can save money for the useless ap’s like Psychology, where even the schools that give AP credit won’t recognize it.
@wcao9311 It depends on the school though. I am attending Indiana University. While it is not a “top college”, it has a top 10 business school in the country, and they give credit for every AP except capstone.
I understand. It’s just that my school requires IB students to take the AP exam corresponding to the class. (I think its a unnecessary rule). Also, I live in Florida, so I don’t plan on ever paying for my exams. And I don’t have a college in mind now, so since I’m going to be taking the class, why not also take the exam, and hope that a favorable college will accept my score?
But, yes, all of the points you guys make are valid and now I’m second guessing everything a bit…BUT OH WELL. 
If you go to a state school, you’ll probsbly be able to graduate in 2 or 3 years with all this credits though