<p>I have really mixed feelings over whether high schools should set limits on number of APs that can be taken. My D has taken quite a few and held her own with several other maniacs in her graduating class without wrecking her gpa and I guess this will help her differentiate a bit in terms of her applications. But what misery it has been. So many, many nights without sleep. </p>
<p>Also - the poster who seems to think her high school is unusual in its rigorous interpretation of AP classes - what you describe sounds pretty routine to me and also what my friends describe who have kids taking AP classes in our public high school. It is possible for kids to handle large numbers of these classes, keep up their gpa, and participate in ECS. It’s just really ugly to watch. But some of them will jump pretty much as high as you set the bar. Not sure if that’s a good thing. But it’s the truth.</p>