<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I really want to go to Harvard or any HYPMS or what ever it is, but i need some advice.</p>
<p>Today I find myself to be in somewhat of a predicament. I'm in grade 11 and next year I have the opportunity to take AP classes at my high school (not allowed in grade 11 at my school). But they're only offering a few classes (just physics ab & bc, and calculus ab & bc). I am going to take micro/macro economics in the summer and take the tests. So i planned to take these 4 during grade 12.</p>
<p>Recently I found out my school will be offering a new program called the USTART program. This is a program were students, who are accepted, can go to university and take actual university classes and receive both high school and university credit. I'm wondering what Harvard will think about this, and it will be perceived as. I can take any class i want as long as i have +90% in grade 11 in the subject (for me every class is 90% +). So I can take a full year of University free, and skip grade 12.</p>
<p>Ok, so then I was like I need the Ap though, so I thought I'll stick with Ap at my school. But then I occurred to me that if i'm taking University courses i should be able to take the Ap test. Ap is just university stuff anyways, so I should be able to take the test without the AP course. It will be like I have self studied the ap test. Will it be good to do this? I'm confused about the whole thing right now. If i do the USTART program I can take the university classes and then self study the AP test. Plus I'll be able to take more Ap test than the 4 from my high school.</p>
<p>Now i am wondering how Harvard is going to view this. Is it good to take the initiative and start university early, like i don't want to skip a year at Harvard ( i don't know how that would work). So my app will be like 3 years of high school, 1 at university (but i'm still consider a highschool student), and then a bunch of AP test but with no AP courses taken. The Ap test is all that counts, right? not the course but the mark out of 5.</p>
<p>Well I know this is a bit much, but I hope you guys can give me some insights into this matter. Plus I'm a international applicant (Canada) so thats why I'm sorta confused.</p>
<p>Thanks,
CONNER</p>