4 AP classes vs 5 AP classes

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm going to be a senior next year.</p>

<p>Was thinking of 5 APs: Physics, Literature, Micro/Econ, Statistics, Calculus B/C.</p>

<p>This gives me a huge summer work load - and our school has only 2 months of break (starts in August).</p>

<p>I started my summer work - mainly my Literature since that is the largest workload. We have to read 3 assigned books (100pg, 300pg, 500pg) then do this analysis paper/journal on them, etc. I just finished the 100pg book and work after 2-3 days.</p>

<p>Doing the rest will definitely take weeks, mostly the reading. And not to mention I still have my Micro/Econ (250pg book, collect newspaper articles), Calculus (approx 30 problems), and Physics (not long) work to do in about a month.</p>

<p>My HS GPA is not too great for my goal (UCLA) (3.7/3.7/4.2) and with my SAT (1840) ACT (26) SAT 2's (all 3 in the 590's) I think I will need all the AP's I could get to help.</p>

<p>Long story short: Will colleges (UC's) think a 5 AP class to a 4 AP class schedule is a big step down/a deciding factor? Or should I just push through all the summer work?</p>

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<p>push through all the summer work, it’s not too much, you think it’s too much, but once you start doing it, it becames easy</p>

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<p>If you’re confident that you can do well in all 5 of them throughout the school year, go for it. If not, drop one. It’s better to get A’s in 4 APs than B’s in 5. Ask people who’ve taken the class with the same teacher and get a feel for the work load.</p>

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<p>Yeah I agree. I think you should just take as much as you can handle and excel in them, because colleges look at how well you do in each course.</p>

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<p>I recommend doing only 4 AP classes and then spending that free time studying for your standardized tests. Those scores will hurt you a lot more than having “only” 4 AP classes.</p>

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<p>jamesford is right. the difference between 4/5 AP is negligible compared to really bumping up those SATs.</p>

<p>but personally, I think it makes almost zero difference.</p>