<p>Is there any point in taking a bunch of AP's senior year in hopes of raising your GPA? I mean, colleges will have to make a decision before you even complete your senior year won't they?</p>
<p>They like to see that you're not slacking off senior year--it actually works out really well to take a whole bunch of AP's. Colleges see that you're taking hard classes and then they only see your midyear grades for the first semester halfway into the admissions process, but they do see your mid-year grades (usually Feb) before they make their decisions (late March-April).</p>
<p>Pretty much all students who get admitted to top colleges had a difficult course load senior year. Top schools don't want kids who are slacking off.</p>
<p>Well see my problem is, I'll have exhausted all but 2 (out of 13) of the AP courses at my school by the end of my junior year. So should I take some random courses like Comparative Religion/Computer Repair or leave a few open periods.</p>
<p>If you're trying for top colleges, take classes at your local cc instead of at your high school.</p>
<p>maybe you can try to take a couple of courses at a local college (community colleges work well because they're cheap and funded by the government) for credit. or try independent study.</p>
<p>if that doesn't work, taking random courses is a LOT better than taking nothing.</p>