<p>i take two APs, AP classics and AP English Lit. AP Lit required for all 10th graders at my school and i take AP classics as an elective i can honestly say that there is barely any difference from the course-load that regular students take and the AP course-load. but normal non-honors classes have an hour of HW in each class. but my school is very rigorous and i go day prep school which at least this year has an IVY acceptance rate close to the HADES schools. Neato burrito is spot if your previous courses have been building up to the AP course-load then it really is not that big of a transition. you still have to work quite hard i go to bed at 1 almost every night. but with the regular work freshman year i went to bed every night at 12:30 so i guess its not that big of a difference. regular course-load HW is 5 hours flat AP course-load HW is 6</p>