AP Classes (wait, I know that's a 5 second title, please read)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>So a while back I signed up for AP Psychology in my second semester. I was happy because I really enjoyed psychology ( I had read up on many social experiments, phenomena, books, etc). This, however, will bring my total to 5 AP classes for the year. However, I have this awesome thing called block scheduling so I'm only tackling three at a time per semester. (Calculus AB/BC is yearlong at our school).</p>

<pre><code>I'm pretty confident in my time management skills, and I'm good at memorizing, taking notes, etc so I think I can handle my schedule , but I hope colleges won't look at my application and jump to the conclusion that I'm trying to fluff my weighted GPA my smacking an AP class(which I'm not). I'm saying this because I heard too many AP classes can hurt your admission into any colleges. I've heard that is only true for highly selective colleges, and I'm not planning to apply to MIT or anything like that (something like UMD, Virginia Tech, etc.).

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<p>Or is it just a matter of handling the coursework?(will it look good if I manage to get 4's and 5's and A's in those classes and don't drop the ball) or do colleges not like these kinds of things?</p>

<p>(and by the way,the AP exams I'll be taking are Calculus BC, Physics C: Mech and E&M, APES, and AP Psych)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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Not true. There’s a law of diminishing returns on how much value will be added to your application after you have 6-8 AP’s over the course of your HS career, but you should still take the most challenging courses in which you can perform well.</p>

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<p>Why would taking a lot of APs hurt your college application if you can do well in them. Colleges want you to take the hardest schedule at your school and show that you can handle it, as well.</p>

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<p>I see you man! Micro econ</p>

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<p>What grade are you in? Class of2016?</p>

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<p>Even though the law of diminishing returns hold true, like @skieurope said, I see no harm in taking the most challenging classes that you can do well in AND that you enjoy; if you like psychology, stick with AP Psych.</p>