<p>Hey CC!</p>
<p>Would you say 3 5's, 2 4's and a 3 are better than 4 5's?
Equivilent of A levels, are 3 As better than 2 A's 2 B's and a C?
Both extra courses are tough.</p>
<p>No one?! 10char</p>
<p>I would think the four 5s are better. It may depend on the APs, however. Physics and English Lit are more highly valued than Statistics and Chinese, for example. It also may vary from college to college. Make sure you don’t neglect your essay - some college evaluate holistically.</p>
<p>Colleges don’t evaluate your AP scores for admissions…I didn’t send mine in and I still got into really good colleges. And it’s a tough call, I’d say. Taking more demonstrates a rigorous courseload but lately, I’ve noticed that’s kind of become taboo to be excessive. 4 is a good number but I understand the competition you might be facing. I took 6 my junior year; it was tough but I still had a life and all that jazz. You can too so I’d go 6.</p>
<p>Go with four. Six looks too excessive, and if you don’t do well it will only harm you. The point of AP is to challenge yourself and actually learn for the exam. I guess this would also depend on your school. My school’s AP curriculum was VERY college prep, so essentially four AP classes was equal to sixteen college credits…</p>
<p>Ok, thanks guys!</p>
<p>I took 5 APs my junior year and got 4 Bs and 1 A. I would suggest only taking 6 if you think you can get As in them. If you take 6 and don’t get As, the college will think you stretched too far. This is what happened to me. Even 4 is a lot to handle. I don’t know how your school is, but I am in college now and every AP class I took at my school was harder than the equivalent in college.</p>