<p>Hi all, I am a freshman and am somewhat worried about AP courses. my school doesn't offer any for freshmen, and only like one for sophomores. There are less than 15 in total at my school and about 9/15 of those are only open to seniors (there is no rule about actually being in them, but there are prerequisites that can only be completed in two years at the earliest). Also, you cannot double up, which sucks a lot. Pretty much, I have to take Honors Bio freshman year, Honors chem/physics sophomore year, and then finally junior year I can chose ONLY one AP science. This will definitely make my APs look extremely week. Another note: the soonest AP math available for me is Junior year as well, and again, I cannot double up. What do I do??? I will end up applying with only like 4 AP's at the most, despite how hards I work. Can I do something over the summer that will count for AP credit? Thanks!</p>
<p>you can always self-study APs, if you have sufficient motivation/free time--this is a good way to demonstrate to adcoms that you have a genuine passion for a subject and wanted to pursue it further on your own time.</p>
<p>don't worry about it too much though--admissions officers will always evaluate an applicant within the context of the opportunities provided by their schools. each school sends a School Profile along with the transcript and stuff, and this will tell Yale that you made the most of the opportunities given to you. just take the hardest classes you can!</p>
<p>I am motivated enough to self-study AP's but I can't add "self-studied AP's" to my application, can I? I understand how self-studying AP's is beneficial (AP subject tests and the likes), but isn't it important to have actual AP courses on your application? Thanks!</p>
<p>^ WannaBYalie go to some of the other forums on this site. They're there specifically to help answer questions like these.</p>
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<p>Okay, thanks, I will do some exploring.</p>