<p>I don't really know which is more important when admission people consider one's application, SAT score or courses at school?
I mean a higher SAT score is more important, or more AP courses are important for the application? So which one is more emphasized, SAT score or number of AP course?
Can somebody tell me?</p>
<p>What type of school are you looking at? It varies...</p>
<p>What type of student are you? It helps to know...</p>
<p>TN08</p>
<p>Admissions really looks at how you have challenged yourself within the context of your school, so taking the most rigorous courses or at least some Honors and APs over regular courses, will be considered. A good SAT score within the range of the college's admittance scores combined with a high GPA/good grades in a challenging course load is much more preferable to a high SAT score combined with a bunch of easy classes or not so good grades.</p>
<p>Just like generally speaking for most of the people who want to apply to Ivy League
Cos I meet some questions about my courses in my senior year</p>
<p>What about in a situation that I have to take required courses which are not AP or honor, then will they consider this?</p>
<p>They won't look at your high school's required courses, they just want to see that you have really applied yourself by filling the rest of your courses with honors/AP's.</p>
<p>If your looking at Ivy's than you might want to start studying the SAT's like...now...they want 'em scores up high :).</p>
<p>Also, for those that truly want to go IVY than they will probably have an extensive list of EC's/ internships/ and massive volunteer work. ...Just look at some of the 'chances' on the chance thread :)</p>
<p>TN08</p>
<p>:) thank you
what now concerns me is that I have to take several school required courses. thus, I can only take a few Ap/challenging courses. (I can't skip those required course-those are like our school tradition).
So will they think of this?</p>
<p>You could ask your counselor to mention required classes in his/her recommendation, and there might be some sort of system to rate the rigor of curriculum on the counselor recommendation forms too, and your counselor would presumably take required classes into account when filling these out (ie. You would be presumably be rated on if you took the most difficult schedule available to you).</p>
<p>talk to your conselor...aka what upsilamba just posted :) ^^</p>
<p>Most colleges will look at the overall picture and if your really worried than try talking to the rep of the college of choice...</p>
<p>anyway, thank you</p>