<p>I was wondering how many AP and honors classes i should take before my senior year? I've heard a lot of different things, and by my calculations, I can't take any APs my sophomore year, and I might take 3 my junior year..is that enough? I am taking two honors classes next year too.</p>
<p>I depends on the schools you’re planning on applying to and on how many is considered a rigorous load for your HS. There is no set number because you will be assessed relative to the number and limitations on taking APs for your HS.</p>
<p>Depends, on the universities with strong academic programs of interest.</p>
<p>I would google college board major profiles … and look at your major of interest. There usually is a high school curriculum guideline containing recommended Advanced Placement courses in order to prepare for given career. </p>
<p>Getting into Ivies and other competitive schools requires that you make efforts to enroll in most rigorous course-load available. So, if your school offers 15 AP’s make every attempt to take at least 10 of them. Or, in application essay you can write saying “I took such and such AP and Honors classes … because I felt this would best prepare me in a field for such and such sciences of interest” … “I had always been inspired by these sciences because … the AP and Honors classes built my interests and made me stronger/smarter in this field/sciences of interest”</p>
<p>It all depends on your school. Colleges like to see that you’re taking the most rigorous coursework available to you. If your school offers 3 or 4 junior year and you’re really taking advantage of those, then you’re looking great! If your school offers 20 and you end up taking, say, 5, then that would look like you’re not taking advantage of all the academic resources being offered you. And that’s bad, m’kay. Your question was very general, however. As you go down the rankings list, the leeway you get in not jumping on every AP course offered increases.</p>