APs- How many do I need?

Applying to College
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Hi,

I’m a sophomore currently and have been scheduling/making my 2 year plan for the rest of high school. I talked to my college and career counselor and he said I have an average amount of APs, but he doesn’t know the colleges I’m looking at.

I’m looking at Ivy Leagues/competitive schools and was wondering if 6 APs was enough. Below are the APs I would have taken

AP World History
AP Chemistry
AP Language
AP Literature
AP Biology
AP United States History

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Number of AP classes you should take to be competitive is based on your school, and nobody here knows what classes your school offers, so for that reason nobody will be able to answer your question really. Just go to your counselor and ask if he would mark the “most rigorous” box.

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Have all AP will look better obviously, but don’t kill yourself with a curriculum you can’t handle. A 4.0 and some AP will look better though.