How many APs is too many?

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<p>It's almost time to do senior class programming and I was wondering if the courses I intend to take are to much... And do you think I took/going to take, too many APs, cumulatively? Would it look bad for college?</p>

<p>Senior year:
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Art History
AP English Literature
AP U.S. Government & Politics
AP Comparative Government & Politics
AP French</p>

<p>For this year (Junior year), I'm taking:
AP U.S. History
AP English Language
AP Physics B</p>

<p>Sophomore year, I took:
AP European History
AP Psychology</p>

<p>And Freshman year, I took:
AP World History</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>That looks like quite a bit, but…
Micro/Macro is a joke, so is Stats, Art History I heard was extremely easy. But a lot of people say AP Languages are insanely hard.</p>

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<p>wow, i never would have considered taking that many in one year. to me it looks like too many because i don’t think i would be able to do well in each of those classes if my workload was like that. if you think you can manage to take all of those classes and get good grades in them, then go for it. if not, choose to do the ones that matter the most to you.</p>

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<p>10 AP classes in one year? Have fun…</p>

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<p>Of course its possible, but you have to be dedicated.</p>

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<p>I can’t even take 10 classes in one year let alone 10 aps</p>

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<p>Wow, I’d kill myself with that schedule. 10 AP’s along with college essays and apps.
I don’t know if you have a lot of ec’s or not, but if you do, then I’d advise you not to take so much AP’s 'cause even though some of the classes might be easy, they still give hw.</p>

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<p>wow that’s a lot. I don’t think it’s a realistic schedule. You’d basically have to study for twelve hours straight everyday to maintain those A’s. I think that you saved too many AP’s for senior year. Try to take some during the summer and space it out. But yeah, that is a lot of AP classes. I wouldn’t recommend it, but if you think you’re up for it, do it. It’s more of a judgement call on what you can do.</p>

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<p>Just how many of those are self study?</p>

<p>That’s way too many if none of them are self study.</p>

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<p>I’m gonna assume the econs are one class, and the two govs might be as well.</p>

<p>regardless, that is too much. you not only appear to have no life, but seriously, having that kind of courseload while doing college apps will mean that one or both will suffer.</p>

<p>take a look at each one of those APs and ask yourself to find a good reason to take it. I’m reckoning you’re throwing art history in there for no other reasons than that it’s available and that it’s an AP, as with comparative government.</p>

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<p>I think 10 in one year is too much. The workload will be pretty heavy, and you will have little time for ECs, apps, etc. Ultimately, it’s your decision so do what you want.</p>

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<p>how do you take 10 classes in one year?</p>

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<p>wow, sorry for saying this, but you are crazy… 16 APs and 10 in a year? Thats going to be so much fun. How does that even work</p>

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<p>AP Calculus BC (depends on how good you are at math)
AP Biology (memorization)
AP Macroeconomics (semester course at my school)
AP Microeconomics (overlaps with macro)
AP Statistics (joke)
AP Art History (memorization)
AP English Literature (its not a class that u cant really “study” for)
AP U.S. Government & Politics (semester course at my school)
AP Comparative Government & Politics (again, overlap from us gov)
AP French (depends on how good you are i guess)</p>

<p>out of your 10 APs, only 2 of them are considered as “real” APs (BC and Bio). The rest (except for french) are common sense + memorization based. I think your schedule is not bad at all, perfectly do-able.</p>

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<p>remember folks, quality > quantity
just because the OP is taking 10 AP classes/tests doesnt mean anything. APs are not created equal, one must look at the content of the APs before one can truly evaluate.</p>

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<p>Saw a friend take 8 AP tests in his senior year… </p>

<p>got all 5’s except for one</p>

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<p>Whoa … your username is going to face a test. :(</p>

<p>Translation: Try to put more AP’s in junior year to even them out somewhat.</p>

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<p>Some AP’s might be easy, but you have to consider the work that you’re given. For example, APUSH is not hard, but it requires a lot of notes and reading. Neither is AP English, but what happens if suddenly you have an essay due on a certain day, and on that certain day, other work or tests are on that day too? In short, you’d practically have no time to do everything.</p>

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<p>Would you accept a real opinion from me? =]</p>

<p>OP, don’t get your hopes up. You will be swamped with work and studying. You will constantly procrastinate unless you are part of a super-family of geniuses, know 100% that you’re a genius, or are lucky and don’t have any family problems. Please, don’t say that you’re serious about taking or self-studying all these APs, especially in one year.</p>

<p>I used to be serious and ambitious about self-studying AP Chem, AP World, AP Euro, AP Art History, AP Stats in addition to the three I’m already taking. But I just kept staying up late! I would stay up late and wake up groggy, feel snappy, feel cranky. I kept being late for school. I had all these late homeworks the past quarter. Even though I have kept an A/B average for all my classes last quarter, it just killed me. Now I’m “dropping” Euro, ArtH, and Stats…</p>

<p>So please, make sure your perspective on all these AP courses is a 100% green light. Plus, you don’t want you or your parents spending all that money on the exam made by a so-called “not-for-profit” organization. The College Board seems suspicious if you ask me.</p>

<p>P.S. To those who say some APs are a joke, they are not. Trust me. An AP course means a college-level course, not a semi-college-level course. =P</p>