<p>I'm reading about people who say "2-3 APs? that's light," and then go off and do six. Do you guys really think that two or three APs is an easy workload? Do you just not procrastinate at all, or is your school not that difficult? Or are you used to getting no sleep? I'm wondering if only a select few people on this site feel this way, so put in your two cents. :]</p>
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I’m in 4 now, plus another one online.</p>
<p>i find it arrogant when people say 2-3 is light haha. im in 3 myself, it isnt light, but it isnt too overwhelming.</p>
<p>It really depends a lot on the classes. I had some AP’s that had literally an hour or two of hw every night. I had some AP’s where the workload was virtually nil. Of course many were also in between. The limit for the first type is probably two; for the third type it’s probably four or so; for the second type you could really have an unlimited amount. The more you have the more likely it is you’ll also suddenly find yourself absolutely swamped. For the most part though, it should be possible to have 4 or 5 AP’s and have plenty of spare time.</p>
<p>I’d consider 2 “light”, 3-5 “moderate”, and 6+ “heavy”.</p>
<p>I took Calc BC, Bio, and World last year (soph year). The counselor originally only wanted me to take only one, but I was was in Precal as a freshmen so it was logical for me to go into BC next year regardless of my grade, and I challenged into Bio. Needless to say it was a pretty busy schedule, but it ended on a happy note with A’s for all classes both semesters and 5’s on all exams. </p>
<p>This year I’m taking four, but I’m afraid colleges would find it too “easy” since the classes are APUSH, Computer Science, Chinese, and Stats (the only “legitimate” one being APUSH). Not like I had a choice though. School doesn’t offer AP Physics and I couldn’t do AP Chem as I didn’t have the pre-req for it, and I was in no mood to challenge into it as it was a new teacher and I didn’t know if I was suited to her teaching style. As a result I had to take Physics H. For math, it’s kind of self explanatory; I had already taken BC and the next math class in our roadmap was Stats. My English teacher this year is notoriously hard though; apparently he only gives out 3-4 A’s among all his classes (around 90 students), and we write an in-class essay every week.</p>
<p>I kind of want National AP Scholar by the end of my junior year so I might try self studying another (haven’t decided between physics or psychology. If I do it, it’ll mostly likely be the latter).</p>
<p>At my school, AP’s are probably the least work when compared with Honors classes. Out of the AP classes I’ve taken (World History, Bio, Psych, USH, Eng Lang) and the ones I am currently taking/will take (Eng Lit, Chem, Human Geo, Macro, Government, Calc AB) only Human Geography, and Calculus are the ones with multiple homework assignments a week, but even then they aren’t that hard at all. Only 1 class (USH) required many hours a week consistently (due to weekly quizzes over multiple chapters), but the tests and writing assignments weren’t too bad. </p>
<p>I actually prefer AP classes since the workload is light enough to where I am not spending multiple hours a day at home doing mindless busywork like I have previously done in Honors classes.</p>
<p>I took 3 and it wasn’t too bad (one of those was Stats though, which is a dumb class), but it would have been too much for me to take more. I was working 24hrs/week though, so if you’re not working you could probably take more. </p>
<p>If you’re motivated to take many and do well, you can. If not, it’ll seem hard to take just a couple. Regardless if you’re working or not though, 6/7 would have a crazy workload, I wouldn’t be able to take that many.</p>
<p>10 hardcore APs would be challenging.</p>
<p>It depends on the school and the class. If I were homeschooled, I could probably handle 10+ with no stress. Since I’m stuck in school for 7 hours a day, that leaves me with less time to learn.</p>
<p>I’m taking 9 exams, 7 subjects, 3 of which are self-studied this year. I took 5 subjects last year.</p>
<p>Actually, it’s not so bad. I started self-studying in the beginning of the summer, so I’m already ahead of schedule.</p>
<p>It depends on the student’s schedule. I am only taking 3 APs this year, but I also run cross country, help run the Leadership class, and participate in various clubs and other activities. I definitely could not handle taking 4, 5, or 6 APs.</p>
<p>It seriously depends on the your school, teachers, and personal ability. The APs at my school are NOT easy, and the majority of juniors or senior will take 2 or 3 a year. </p>
<p>I am taking 4 as a junior, and it’s actually pretty hard. Nobody in my entire school has a harder schedule than me this year, so yes, it is rough. I have dropped sports in order to study more and participate in a select amount of clubs. My weekly schedule is crazy busy, but at the same time, I don’t really mind it that much. </p>
<p>Lol, my friends and I were thinking about doing 6 next year, which would be like a school record. So, it definitely depends on your personal limits, class rigor, and how good your teacher is. </p>
<p>Best wishes to everybody :)</p>
<p>4 AP’s out of 6 classes is tough for me. I wouldn’t call 2 or 3 “light” by any means</p>
<p>Okay, anyone can talk up a storm about AP courses. There is a big difference between being in a public school (regular brick and mortor) high school program, and a Cyber school program. I have all my life, until this new school year, been in regular school and now am at Connections Academy Cyber school. PUBLIC SCHOOL AP COURSES ARE 50 TIMES EASIER THAN CYBER SCHOOL. So, when someone says,
“oh 2-3 AP courses is an easy load” and is also refering to regular get up in the morning and attend highschool courses - it is an easy load. You are statistically missing out on about 25% of the work and information. 1 AP course in Cyber school is a lot of work. I took 2 AP Courses my freshman year in highschool at a regular school. It was cake! I took AP European history and AP Biology. Aced them and passed the exams with flying colors. But then this year i am taking AP World History and the other classes all honors since this is my first year learning the cyber school program, and i am pulling off 100%, but i spend about 12 hours a week on JUST the history class! It is ridiculously hard. Mass amounts of work. And my friends in a regular program are bragging that all they have to do is read a chapter of work a night. I am writing essays daily, reading chapters daily, and again 12 hours of work minimum on the class. So if you are in regular school, AP classes aren’t “light”. They are extremely difficult, but you can definitly handle the work in a regular public school because it is half the work CYBER school student does on AP work. Not to be rude at all, but it is the truth and only the truth. You are all still doing EXTRAORDINARY and extremely difficult class work that average students can’t do. So all in all, a few AP courses wont kill you if you are prepared to work hard and pay for the AP exams.
DO NOT take an AP course unless you have full intentions of paying for the AP Exams in the spring. Otherwise it is pointless.</p>
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Typical CC behavior. Umm … hey, how about a challenge? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Actually, number3, for World History last year I’d spend 1.5 hours each day on after school homework, and 6 hours on the weekend for reading the chapter twice and taking notes.</p>
<p>That’s a total of 13.5 hours per week. </p>
<p>For Calculus BC I’d also have 1.5 hours of homework per night, but luckily the same amount of homework for weekends (not particularly more). However, there were sessions on Thursdays nights for 3 hours, from 6PM to 9PM. </p>
<p>That’s a total of 10.5 hours per week. </p>
<p>Then there was AP Biology. It was a cinch. 30 minutes of work every day, except for the occasional lab about once every three weeks. No after-hours prep like in Calc. </p>
<p>3 hours a week, considering the occasional lab.</p>
<p>As previously stated, I got 5’s on all the tests and A’s for all semesters.</p>
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No, you really aren’t. AP exams aren’t so terribly difficult.</p>
<p>Honestly, it depends on your school and which AP classes you’re taking. Sophomore year I took two APs, Art History and AP Euro. I nearly died with that schedule. I had absolutely no free time and barely slept. This year I’m taking 3 APs, AP US, AP English, and AP Stat. I do about an hour or so of homework a night and have straight A’s. So I really think it mostly depends on the class. The heavy duty reading of having AP Euro and art history together was not good for me, but having 2 notably easy APs and then one reasonably hard AP is a great schedule for me this year.</p>
<p>I’d imagine once you get into the 8+ a year range, it starts to get difficult. Up until then should be manageable, albeit busy.</p>
<p>I’m currently taking 2 AP classes. I’m taking AP US History and AP Chemistry. It isn’t horribly difficult to get by, but it is just enough for me not to get bored. I get a couple hours of homework per night, but it ins’t too much. I could probably pick up another AP, but the only other one I could take would be an AP English, and English isn’t my strong suit. On the other hand, I’m not overly involved with things around school, so I would be having a hard time if I was.</p>