HELP! Parents making me drop an AP

Applying to College
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<p>I am currently a junior and have 6 AP's lined up for my senior year. So far I have taken 4 AP's and with 6 in senior year, i will have taken most of the AP's that my school offers. </p>

<p>My parents are afraid that i am getting too overworked to begin with, so they are making me drop AP Spanish to take the other spanish class that you can get 3 college credits for, but it isn't AP.</p>

<p>Is this going to effect how the top schools view the academic rigor that i took on? Any comments or advice would be great!</p>

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<p>Drop the AP. Otherwise you might become suicidal by October.
Having said that, it would be different if you are taking, for example, 2 or more AP Arts and an English, because though those are tough, they generally don't take up too much time "study" time like a history or science AP would come March/April.
I took French this year; though there wasn't much work immediately beofre the AP, there was a lot of grammar and essay homeworks throughout the year that I wouldn't have had in non-AP.
And, needless to say, I think you're are more than fine in the is-it-ok for college department.
Whatever you decide, good luck!</p>

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<p>Yea, drop the AP Spanish. you can always still take the AP test if you think you are good at it, but it doesn't really matter. Drop it.</p>

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<p>Can't you just refuse to drop it? You're always the best judge of your own abilities, and if you think you can do it, you should.</p>

<p>I don't think colleges are going to look down on taking 5 APs instead of 6, but I do think you should take it if you want to.</p>

<p>I took 6 APs junior year (all 4 science, calc BC, and APUSH), self-studied three of them, and was perfectly fine. Anyone can do the same.</p>

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<p>haha whatta useless post. </p>

<p>panic! at the library.</p>

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<p>6 aps is stupid, IMO, and you don't have to take each and every AP for top colleges...but go ahead and follow iin77 advice...</p>

<p>and sometimes you need to trust your parents</p>

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<p>Do you WANT to take 6 APs or are you taking 6 APs for college?</p>

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<p>I don't think many people actually DESIRE a full AP course load. I plan on being Pre Med and b/c my I refuse to give up AP Physics and Bio, they are asking to give up Spanish. I am only taking AP's to make my life easier in college and also so that colleges realize that i needed to work hard for my grades</p>

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<p>what APs did you take this year, and which ones are you planning on taking next year?</p>

<p>Are you taking AP Physics B or C?</p>

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<p>I don't see the problem with taking a dual credit Spanish class as long as the credits transfer to whichever college you plan on attending.</p>

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<p>be warned, many colleges are cutting back on how many classes you can get out of by taking an AP class, and the scores required on tests, so don't assume that you will get out of tons of classes because you are taking 6 APs....</p>

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<p>Well, you should decide if YOU think you can handle it... Talk to some people who have taken the APs that you're going to take.</p>

<p>Because at my school, APUSH, Gov, and English are worlds harder than AP Chem, Econ, and Stats.</p>

<p>I don't think you need to take 6 APs to get into HSPY, but it would be a plus (not an insanely huge plus though)</p>

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<p>AP spanish sucks the fat one; drop it and take the other one.</p>

<p>BTW i took 7 APs senior year which wasnt that bad (though i did get a 3); its certain subjects that just kill u....like spanish AP</p>

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<p>it really depends on your college choices. some colleges only accept certain AP's and if you're taking an AP that the college isn't accepting, it would be pretty pointless taking it. on a general scale, you should drop one or two AP's. you may become suicidal in december when college applications roll around and you have to study for your AP's</p>

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<p>dude. duuuude. sigh, ok drop the AP. youll get 3 college credits anyway, which will get you just as far as AP, no less.</p>

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<p>thanks for the comments guys....i appreciate it!</p>

<p>phonyreal98, my courseload is as follows</p>

<p>AP Physics B
AP Bio
AP English Lit
AP Calc
AP Spanish?
AP Government
Advanced Science Research (Intel)</p>

<p>Dropped band after 6 years....thought i needed an off period</p>

<p>I know that a lot of selective colleges won't accept my credits....this preparation is just to make the transition to college courses slightly less intimidating</p>

<p>Looking at Brown, URochester, UMich, BU, Northwestern, UChicago, Colgate, Pomona and NYU for their English, Film and Pre Med reputation</p>

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<p>Are you taking AB or BC calculus?</p>

<p>If you're definitely the least passionate about AP spanish, then drop that one. Because even if you do well in that class, if you don't like Spanish, then you're not going to like AP spanish (sorry for stating the obvious).</p>

<p>Physics B is a good class to take if you're going into medicine (introduces you to physics, which I believe is a requirement for premed) and even if you don't get credit for it (Duke doesn't give credit for AP Physics), you'll still have a great college foundation for physics. I took AP Physics B this year and it probably has been my favorite science class in high school.</p>

<p>Don't drop calculus. I think nearly every college will give you math credits for calculus.</p>

<p>Take my advice with a grain of salt or w.e you guys call it because I'm not in college yet (rising senior) so I don't know everything that there is to know about college admissions.</p>

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<p>I am a rising senior too. I would be ok with dropping a course so long as it didn't look really bad to the admissions office. The schools listed above wouldn't hold this against me right?</p>

<p>NO one at my school that takes the foreign language AP winds up with 3's, which is pretty bad. But apparently, there is more work involved in the regular spanish class than there is in the AP course according to the seniors that are graduating from my school this year. More work for a non-AP course would defeat the entire purpose as to why I was asked to drop to begin with. </p>

<p>Wish I wasn't stubborn about keeping my science AP's...it would probably make life easier....comments?</p>

<p>Phonyreal 98, I am taking AB</p>