<p>for those of who who are applying this year or have been accepted or are students, how many AP classes did u take becuase i only plan on taking 6 over the course of high school and there are like 15 avaialble in my school so does that make me seem like a not challenging course load</p>
<p>I have a friend who by the end of this year will have taken 6 and our school offers way more than that...and he got in ED this year. ...but he's also an incredible person in general, so keep in mind that APs are a small part of the big picture. No worries though, as long as you're challenging yourself and you're involved, there's no reason why they would think this isn't challenging enough...</p>
<p>i guess my paranoia stems from the fact that i barely have above a 3.8 and a 2240 and brown students accepted from my school generally have 3.9's and 2300's</p>
<p>also 30 percent of the students in my grade take 10 ap's by the end of senior year so im worried</p>
<p>They're not going to sit there and go applicant vs. applicant based on number of AP's, but you do have to challenge yourself; they're not going to be content if you went into Honors Calculus instead of AP Calculus after having excellent math grades.</p>
<p>Funny you said that. I got a B in honors algebra II and probably gon na get a B+ in honors pre calculus but am gonna do AP Statistics anyway because math is my pitfall (im trying to improve my 680 in math as well cuz that is the bottom of the brown sat scores)</p>
<p>brown 14. 670 is the bottom of the math score according to collegeboard.com.......</p>
<p>according to the fiske guide its 680, thats what i was referring to
what do u think a bout the course intenstiy tho</p>
<p>Ok. First, 680 is NOT the bottom math score or the minimum you can get in order to get into Brown. That is the 25th percentile score. The range you see on CollegeBoard or Fiske Guide is the mid-50% range. That means 25% of people admitted into Brown has a 680 or less. Don't worry! There's no "minimum" in college admissions. (Though you should still try the hardest you can) That said, math may not be one of your strong points. That's fine. Everyone has his or her unique talents. E.g. I still can't draw anything more than stick people. (Hey don't laugh! It's the best I can do. And stick people are awesome) </p>
<p>Anyways, I'm applying to Brown with 9 APs, a 3.85 UW GPA, and a 2260 SAT. If your school has a limited offering of APs, the Brown ADCOM will take that into account when they review your file, because that counts as a disadvantage, though I can't really see how your school would be that disadvantaged with 15 APs, because there are schools that offer even fewer AP classes.</p>
<p>good luck with applying
i wish i culd improve my stats to those of yours
and stick people rock....my stick people will put the risd peple to shame</p>
<p>I'll have taken 13 AP classes over the course of high school, but the extremely smart people have taken 20+.</p>
<p>thats like ridicoulsly impressive...probably the reason for which you're at brown...or at least partiallyu</p>
<p>i have a 5.07 weighted gpa and 3.76 UW and will have taken 15 AP's. but a 2020 sat.............</p>
<p>20+ APs? That is like ridiculous crazy no life worthy =).</p>
<p>Anything more than like 10ish APs is ridiculous!</p>
<p>QUESTION: For example, if I'm taking AP Gov next year, does it count as two APs because it is Comparative and that other one or is it one AP?</p>
<p>2 Ap's I believe. If you mean comparitive gov and politics and us gov and politics.</p>
<p>It is similar to Macro economics and microeconomics. 2 1 semester ap courses that are counted as 2 ap's.</p>
<p>To be honest, unless there is some other thing you do that is really special that is a huge time commitment, if top students at your school are taking 10 APs are you're taking 6 it's going to hurt your chances significantly.</p>
<p>Well why? If you have a clear passion for certain subjects....</p>
<p>I mean, if you are clearly interested in the sciences and even applied to PLME, why would it matter if you took lesser APs; it wasn't necessary to take Art History, etc.</p>
<p>Strength of schedule is pretty much the most important factor when applying to Brown, from everything I can tell.</p>
<p>Brown is looking for students who have challenging course loads. We're not looking for people taking everything, but it's also rare that a school that prides itself in being the place where exploration of all of the liberal arts/disciplines is best done is going to take a student because they have a singular interest.</p>
<p>No one is saying take Art History, but you should be taking a schedule that is considered challenging for people at your school. If most top students are taking 2 science APs, 2 English APs, calc, 2-3 histories, etc, you should be as well to be competitive at almost any top school.</p>
<p>Realize we're in the top 10 of selectivity in the nation. If you're not challenging yourself and taking what is considered a challenging schedule at school, there has to be something outside of the classroom that makes up for that rigor that is truly special or Brown is just not going to consider you competitive.</p>
<p>How about this scenario:</p>
<p>I've taken 17 AP's and I've gotten straight A's in all of them, and I'm the valedictorian. Unfortunately, I haven't taken AP Calc. I did Precalc Hon. and AP Stat. Most of the other top students took Calc, and math has been my worst subject. How will that affect my admissions?</p>
<p>man I'm paranoid now. I didn't take AP calc because it conflicted with other classes. if I took AP, I wouldn't have been able to take the AP classes I actually wanted to take (block scheduling makes things complicated). my schedule is more challenging than almost anyone else's: I took 3 junior year and 3 senior year, and it's almost impossible to fit more than that. I took regular level calc, got a 98, and I'm planning on self-studying the test. I asked my guidance counselor to explain this. </p>
<p>was taking regular level calc a huge mistake?</p>
<p>Guys-- stop freaking out.</p>
<p>All I'm saying is your schedule should be as challenging as any other top student at your school. This doesn't mean if you don't take a specific course you can't get into Brown, it just means most applicants who are competitive are top students at their schools both by their performance and the challenge they take on.</p>