How colleges look at AP's

Applying to College
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My high school offers the following AP’s:

Microeconomics
Chemistry
Physics
Calc AB
Calc BC
Stats
Computer science
English (Comp and Lit as one class)
Euro History
Comparative Politics

We also have the option of taking advanced (Levels 4 and 5) World Languages (Spanish, French, or German) through the College in the Schools program.

By the time I graduate I will have taken just three AP’s (English, Euro History, and Comparative Politics) as well as levels 4 and 5 in French. I’m worried how colleges will look at that because most of the AP’s I can take are in the areas of science and math, which are not my strong suits. I have taken honors courses in those areas and done decently, but I know I cannot handle AP level courses in them. I took/will take AP’s in the areas I am strong in, unfortunately there aren’t many for me to choose from. I’m a little worried about how colleges will look at it.

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<p>What colleges are you looking into? Give me a few stats too please.</p>

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<p>Yeah, it will be looked down upon. Taking 3/10 of the AP's your school offers is not sufficient. That's not considered taking the hardest couseload at your school.If I were you, I'd still go for the challenge. Most of these are the "hard" AP's, yes, but totally worth it, in my opinion. Try Statistics; it's not too bad. And I think Microeconomics is do-able, as well.</p>