<p>Does Wharton take your AP count into weighty consideration?
Is there a range of acceptable AP counts...? I heard people say you need ~10 APs minimum and that makes me kindda worried...
By the time I graduate, I would have taken ~8 APs. Is it more important how many APs I take or how well I do on them~? </p>
<p>First time poster! Please reply?</p>
<p>No, that’s a made up number. You need to take the most challenging classes though.</p>
<p>I took 8 (and made all 5s) by the time I applied, and will have taken a total of 19 by the time I graduate. But I still only managed a waitlist to Wharton.</p>
<p>Bottom line–it doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>Uhhh hahaha…yea it does not matter too much. I will have 7 by the time I graduate and that was enough. So that 10 AP minimum definitely did not apply.</p>
<p>Shoot for 18.</p>
<p>ya I dont know who is telling you these things but you need to stay away from them.</p>
<p>Wow 18, 19? I’ll have 11 total.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t offer APs and I got in so don’t worry about it … just take a challenging schedule that still reflects your interests/passions</p>
<p>Tennisfan…which AP’s did you take? And how did you fit 19? Don’t you have core curriculum?</p>
<p>Haha I was actually sort of kidding because I think this discussion is a little bit silly (…there’s no threshold…just take challenging classes that you enjoy). But now I just counted the number of APs I took during high school and realized that it’s 17. Good grief… what was I thinking.</p>
<p>LOL some of this is a joke. I have three friends who got in on less than 5-6 AP’s… they did well in the ones they picked. My school (best public in CA) only allows you to start taking AP’s your Junior year, AND you can only have 6 periods a day. Also, you can’t take ANY weighted classes your sophomore year. Fun stuff eh? I think that if you took THAT many AP’s I’d wonder if you weren’t GOD or something. </p>
<p>As for people commenting on waitlisting… if you took that many AP’s and really didn’t have a “capping achievement” or leadership through EC’s, then it’s no wonder you got waitlisted. NO offense intended, i’m just going off your comment, but as we all know or SHOULD know, it’s a holistic approach and basically a crapshoot because “everyone else” has taken that many AP’s. Really depends how you rank compared to your classmates and if you challenged yourself with the curriculum available at your school. For example, a college course or two taken at your local community college will be nicer to see on an app than just another 2 AP classes because it shows you want to expand your horizons, as long as those classes you took at the college were not offered at your school.</p>
<p>But at the end, do stuff to make you STAND out from your peers. Don’t be another “only AP’s kid” because having tons of AP’s are a thing of the past. Everyone has them now, so you must find another way to shine. Don’t be like the other 13,000 applicants (or whatever the number this year)… be like the fewer number who get accepted. And most of all, be confident in what you do!</p>
<p>B Man: By core curriculum, are you referring to basic required courses? Yes, we do–almost all of the APs I have taken/will take during junior and senior years. I know 19 sounds like a lot, but it’s really not that bad–taking 6-7 AP classes a year for the last 2 years accounts for most of it. Namely, I’m not someone whose entire life revolves around these classes/exams.</p>
<p>Which brings me to my next point. I was really hoping that I wouldn’t get silly responses like KingOfCard’s, but alas, such a fate was not to be avoided.</p>
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<p>Considering I was the only one who mentioned a waitlist, I can only assume you’re referring to me. First of all, it’s extremely presumptuous–and more than a bit arrogant–to assume that I didn’t have any “leadership through ECs” or a “‘capping achievement’” just because I had a very strong curriculum (and yes, it was very strong compared to my classmates as well); regardless of what you might think, the two are not mutually exclusive. I think most people will agree that a waitlist at any top school doesn’t signify any such weakness in an application.</p>
<p>On a side note, community college courses are significantly easier than APs, so I fail to see how that’s relevant.</p>
<p>And yes, I agree that it’s a holistic approach–that’s why I said it “doesn’t matter” how many you take. Again, before making silly assumptions, think before you post.</p>
<p>I don’t think our school has that many APs :D</p>
<p>I think we have like 10.</p>
<p>lol.</p>
<p>11? Maybe? :)</p>
<p>@ Tennis - I totally phrased that wrong. Sorry it sounded like criticism. I mixed the two messages between the two of you by keeping them in the same paragraph. My apologies. I do agree, however, that anyone waitlisted is just as qualified as someone who wasn’t, seeing as this is a top university. </p>
<p>As for the college courses, I was talking to one of the deans last week… not sure if i mentioned above, but I am just repeating what I’ve been told. Feel free to believe what you want, though.</p>
<p>I got in as an unhooked ORM with 10 APs</p>
<p>Meh, just saying that the process is WAY more than AP’s taken. It’s AP’s done well in. Why would they take someone who spread thin and got B’s in 6 AP’s rather than someone who maybe took 3-4 in a semester and got all A’s? That’s just what that admission lady told me when I talked to her.</p>
<p>Also, congrats on getting in =)</p>