AP class advice for a sophomore

<p>i know AP classes are better but to get into an ivy league, do all your classes have to be AP in order to even be looked at?</p>

<p>Short answer: no</p>

<p>Long answer: Let's be honest here: you're applying to schools that are tough. And because of that, colleges want to know that you won't be turned off as soon as something difficult comes your way. Taking AP courses shows that you're dedicated to learning, which is what college are concerned with, and if you choose not to take a difficult curriculum, then you probably won't like Harvard or Yale or Princeton. You don't have to take ALL AP classes to show passion, but if you only take AP classes in subjects that you're interested in, then that's not really challenging yourself, which is part of going to a top 25 school. </p>

<p>In summary: No, you don't have to take all AP classes to get into the Ivy League, but you shouldn't question taking a difficult curriculum.</p>

<p>take a mix of both Aps and non APs- it all depends on how many your HS offers- if they offer 22- take 6-8, if they offer 10- you can take 3-4 or more if you really wanted but i dont think its really necessary to overload even for ivies</p>

<p>Honestly I haven't found AP classes to be much harder than other classes; the workload is just greater. They're usually also not filled with unintelligent people who slow down the pace like in other classes, so I'd recommend them for no reason other than just being objectively better than other classes—so long as you're reasonable competent in the relevant field, that is.</p>