<p>I'm a rising senior and I just needed some advice. I've taken 9 APs so far, and 3 of them were self-studies (Environmental Science in sophomore year and Psych + Human Geography in junior year). I got a 5 on all of them. Now, I'm wondering if I should self-study any senior year. Obviously, they won't help in admissions seeing how no college will know I'm taking them. However, I love history and I would really like to self-study both European History and Art History during senior year. I feel like I would be able to handle it, considering I took 6 APs junior year and 5'd all of them while still maintaining my rank as 1st in my class. However, I don't know if doing this would be smart because obviously the workload with all the applications and the 7 AP classes I will be taking anyway will be higher than that of junior year. Any advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>If you want to do it and feel you can handle it, go right ahead. Worst thing that can happen is you don’t score well, and if you do you could potentially get college credit.</p>
<p>I’m doing a lot of APs this year (my senior year) because I like to learn and want to know about these subjects. Taking APs for a personal challenge or personal enrichment is as valid as taking them to impress colleges.</p>
<p>Alittlemonster brought up a great point: college credit. If you think you can handle the workload (which, unlike an actual AP class, is easier to manage as you can “drop” the subject and nobody will ever know) and the colleges you’re applying to grant AP credit then I say go for it.</p>
<p>Lookup AP credit policies at [AP</a> Credit Policy Info - Advanced Placement Program - AP Policy Search](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)
and if it looks like you’d be able to save some money by taking the AP test, then try it out! As you said, it won’t matter for admissions anyways (it couldn’t negatively affect your chances) and in my mind could only help you. The cost of an AP test is high, but nothing compared to the cost of a full college course.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>There is also State AP Scholar.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input; I’m still not sure whether it’s the right choice for me, but I might end up self-studying either European History or Art History, but not both.</p>
<p>@SandwichGirl, haha. I don’t know; I think I would need 20+ APs in NY for that.</p>