<p>Hi to all!
I am currently a senior in high school, and very soon, I will be submitting applications to several Ivy League colleges.
I personally spoke with admissions officers at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, and I was told that it was expected that I take all the AP courses available to me (or at least the most difficult classes). So naturally, I decided to do so.
Luckily, I have straight A's in all five of my AP classes. However, I am losing sleep. I sleep maybe 4 hours a night, and I am as stressed as ever. Not to mention the fact that I am gaining some weight.</p>
<p>I am not sure to drop one AP (this is Microeconomics) and see what happens. I am applying ED to a particular college, and I want them to see that I am taking the most rigorous course load. Will the Ivy League adcoms care that I dropped an AP???? I'm so conflicted.</p>
<p>Five APs is a little much, so dropping one is not the worst idea in the world. But do not tell a college you’re taking 5 APs and then drop one without telling them, that’s a no-no. If your application said you were taking five, let them know which one you dropped. Probably not going to make a whole lot of difference, four APs is great for most everyone, depending on what they are, but you have to be honest in your application and update any changes.</p>
<p>I think you should tough it out. At least until the first semester evaluations are in. </p>
<p>I’m taking 6 AP classes right now along with a slew of extracurriculars. I nap for about an hour in the afternoon and then sleep perhaps 1-2 more hours at night. Caffeine is my best friend. I’m ridiculously stressed, but I’m forcing myself to continue until 1st semester is over. If you have all A’s, I would personally tough it out like dewey said until the end of the 1st semester. You’re halfway there already. Colleges also might find it strange if they see that you’ve suddenly dropped an AP class that you have an A in.</p>
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<p>You drank the kool-aid that you need to go to, as you put it, an Ivy League school for “success” in life. But this quixotic quest is clearly hurting your health. Being unhealthy is not “success.” When will this end? With a stress heart attack at 51 years old because of the promotion you’re driving yourself crazy over? You really need to step back and think about what kind of life you want to lead. Right now you are charting a life course of madness, based on other peoples’ ideas. I do wish you the best.</p>