<p>uggg, what's with all these negative thoughts? Be more ambitious. lol</p>
<p>You should focus on math/science, but if you want to get into a top college, then you should just take as many AP classes as you can. Colleges want see AP classes. </p>
<p>And again, based on your academic profile, I somewhat doubt that you would 'not be able to handle it' or 'not do well.'</p>
<p>Just my opinion. :)</p>
<p>Sorry... I'm very pessimistic.</p>
<p>I don't really want to go to a top college. Maybe Cal Poly SLO or UCSD. For those schools is it okay if I don't do the AP?</p>
<p>Right now I'm taking two AP classes and I go to bed at 2:30 every night (and I have to wake up early for a zero period). If I take four, I probably won't get any sleep at all.</p>
<p>2:30!? That is so not healthy. Either your school's classes are insanely hard or you're a terrible procrastinator or you have something to do after school that's sucking up all your time--tennis? babysitting? </p>
<p>Anyway, if you're this stressed out right now, definitely don't take the AP classes. You'll probably get into the colleges you listed (except Caltech) anyway.</p>
<p>My school is one of the top in the area, so we do have challenging classes.</p>
<p>I'm pretty thorough and detail-oriented so I take a lot of time on my homework. I take small breaks, but I find that I'm working most of the time. It's mostly my English class that takes up a lot of my time.</p>
<p>And tennis also takes up time. During season, our matches last until 6:30 so I don't get home until 7:00. That's why I go to bed so late. Now that season is over I try to be in bed by 1:00.</p>
<p>My scores are in!</p>
<p>2080
CR: 600 (terrible)
MATH: 720
WRITING: 760</p>