How many AP classes should you take throughout high school?

newsblews361 · September 15, 2006, 11:16pm

Hi, I'm a junior this year, and I'm trying to get into some really competitive colleges. Am I taking the right number of AP classes? My friend is saying that I'm taking too many, but everyone else makes it seem like I'm not taking enough. I actually am interested in most of these subjects (with the exception of Spanish which I already signed up for). What do you think? Please be honest!

Last year -
AP World History (4 on exam)

This year -
AP Biology
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Geopolitical Economics
AP U.S. History (online)
AP Spanish (Language is the only part we are offered to take)

Next year, I hope -
AP U.S. Government
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP Physics
AB Calculus
AP European History
possibly AP Human Geography (I might study by myself and take the exam)

jPoD · September 15, 2006, 11:28pm

AP whore? Yeah, I think so.

ChaosTheory · September 16, 2006, 11:40am

You're doing fine mate. :)

Ranks · September 16, 2006, 11:42am

It depends on your school's offerings. Take enough to show that you can handle a rigorious schedule. For example, there are nine at my school, so I took nine. So on and so forth.

Vicky_sky · September 16, 2006, 12:46pm

AP Geopoltical Economics? Is that micro/macroeconomics?

HueyFreeman · September 16, 2006, 12:55pm

That's a lot of AP's.

Jonathan1 · September 16, 2006, 1:02pm

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AP whore?

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That "whore" thing is so over used.

Ex: greenbean whore, american idol whore, etc.

yanners · September 16, 2006, 1:39pm

Take as many as you feel comfortable with. You're doing just fine at this rate.

newsblews361 · September 17, 2006, 12:13am

No, it's not Economics. It is actually a really fancy name for Comparative Government.

I actually talked to a Harvard grad, and he said that colleges weren't looking for a well-rounded student, they were looking for a well-rounded student body. Thank Goodness!

It's not that I'm lazy; I'm just really swamped. 5 APs, Journalism II, Pre-calc H and Physics H along with being Key Club Secretary (hopefully VP next year), NHS member, and newspaper staff columnist. I'm also looking into FBLA or DECA (I'm looking to strecth my economics skills since I want to be an economic journalist). That along with the never-ending college search, my writing, and being a staff member of an online newspaper (just for fun) leaves me dead.
Any who, there's definitely a lot of stress on kids these days.