<p>I'm a junior and I want to know this before I register for 2nd tri classes this week. I read online that nyu students have to take 3 AP classes? So is this just junior year or all 4 years of HS? And is a satII subject test a replacement for AP tests? And if not what are they?</p>
<p>nasali,
You are likely to be compared to your peers at your school and also what APs are available in your particular school. So I do not think NYU goes with a strict number of AP classes. Some people have none offered at their schools. Some of these people decide to self-study AP courses and may even do a crazy number like 10-12 (I think that was the upper limit I read about one time). You should take as challenging a course load as you can within the context of what is offered and available in your school.</p>
<p>My son’s high school is ultra competitive when it comes to APs, offering them beginning 9th grade. By the way, his high school produced this year’s Intel Finalist in the individual category, so sonny took 8 APs and 2 college level courses through Syracuse U., but that was still not considered the most competitive level for his school (if you get the gist of how much the upper tier students achieve).</p>
<p>So, you can imagine that there really is a lot of variation based on your circumstances, opportunities, and motivations.</p>
<p>Your final question has to do with standardized test requirements for admission to NYU. This year, NYU started giving options for providing only one of the following categories for application to NYU: </p>
<p>The SAT Reasoning Test or; </p>
<p>The ACT (with Writing Test) or; </p>
<p>Three SAT Subject Test scores (one in literature or the humanities, one in math or science, and one non-language test of the student’s choice) or; </p>
<p>Three AP exam scores earned prior to senior year (one in literature or the humanities, one in math or science, and one non-language of the student’s choice)</p>
<p>Note: Applicants to the Stern School of Business who choose to submit SAT Subject Tests or AP Exam scores must provide a score from a mathematics examination.</p>
<p>They changed they’re standardized test system this year. You don’t need AP scores or SAT II, but you can submit them. As far as being a competitive applicant though, you should try to take as hard a course load as YOU can handle.</p>