<p>I am taking AP World History next year. I was going to take AP Art History, but I haven't taken any foreign language and I thought 3 years would be better. I also took AP Human Geo my freshman year which just ended. I think I got a 3 on it, but who knows my teacher thought I got a 2 or 3. It was my first AP too. I wanted to take Theater next year again, so at least I take a class I enjoy. I am taking all other honors classes too (Honors Chemistry, Honors English and Accelerated Integrated Geometry). I am basically taking the same schedule as freshman year, except different classes. I also only have two electives to take and that's French and Drama. I would like to take French online junior year, so this way I can take AP European History and AP US History the time junior year comes. Would 6 AP classes be enough the time high school is over? I would just want to take two my senior year too and I wouldn't feel comfortable taking 3 AP classes. I also would not want to take any Science or Math AP's, since I'm not good in those subjects. I may also go down to CP math, since I didn't do good in it freshman year (I got two D's but didn't have a great teacher). </p>
<p>I just plan on looking at college's such as: Sarah Lawrence, NYU, USC, Muhlenburg, Bennington, Hampshire, Swarthmore, Northwestern, Yale, George Washington, IU- Bloomington, etc... I just plan on being a print journalism major or screenwriting or acting major. I'm also planning on applying to Bard College at Simon's Rock this fall and see what happens. I'm just concerend because when I look at everyone else on here, you guys had like 5 AP's sophomore year. I wouldn't even be able to do more then 2 anyways. Thanks for all your time!</p>
<p>I think it would be fine. For my sophomore year, my school only allowed me to take one AP class, which is US Government. Sad to say, I got a 2…Also, many colleges look at AP for placement purposes rather than for admission purposes.</p>
<p>DS took 1 (Euro) sophomore year, 2 (APUSH and Calc AB) junior year, and 3 (Engl Lit, Physics, and Stats) senior year. He was accepted to Northwestern, UCLA, William and Mary, Macalester, Lewis and Clark, and half a dozen others. He declined all of those, and chose the full ride merit scholarship he was offered at a top tier OOS state flagship.</p>
<p>YMMV, as AP classes were the far from the biggest factor in his app stats. But having only 6 AP’s certainly didn’t seem to harm his chances. (5’s on all of them didn’t hurt, either…)</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking AP Euro sophomore year, but my AP Human Geo told me it would be too much for me. I’m also sure I could fit another AP in senior year to make it 7,but I want to make it easier. I can’t take AP Physics until junior year, but why should I if usually get B’s in Honors Science Courses.</p>
<p>I didn’t take any AP’s my freshman or sophomore years, but I took five as a junior (5’s on all of them) and I’m taking four AP classes next year and then self-studying another. I think you’ll be fine; very few people have the opportunity to take AP’s as a sophomore or freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks apple & Hi. I know I could take up to 3-4 AP’s junior year. Would a college rather you have 4 years of drama or replace that with AP classes?</p>
<p>I took 3 the past year as a sophomore (Calc BC, Bio, and World). Our school only allows one, but I talked the counselor into making an exception lol. However, I’m taking four easy AP’s next year (Chinese, Stats, Compsci, and APUSH). Not sure what I’m doing senior year for math and science (I know for sure that I’m doing Econ, Gov, and Lit though.)</p>
<p>I’m suppose to take AP Cal or AP Stats senior year. I take Pre Cal my junior year, but I may just take regular Calculus my senior year or AP Stats. I wanted to take an AP English my junior year, but you have to do apply to do it. I don’t know many kids who got in and the one’s who did are gifted. So, I will take that my senior year. Our school has no limit for AP’s for sophomore year, but we only get two electives and one has to be a foreign language.</p>
<p>3 years of a language is important- some lesser places even require it.</p>
<p>6 is a LOT of AP’s- compared to other CC’ers it might not be, but it really is. “Normal” people ask me why in the world I would ever consider taking more than 4 because I’m going to “have no life.”</p>
<p>Don’t worry about your junior and senior years now. I tried to plan out my years way back when and I’m not taking any of the classes I planned to take.</p>
<p>I couldn’t take a language my freshman year, I took Human Geo instead. I knew I should have took French instead of AP Art History, my guidance counselor told me it would be better too! Thanks I just feel 6 is nothing compared to the other CC Posters.</p>
<p>Don’t be intimidated by them- my val this year only took 4 throughout high school, and he got into MIT. (Many more than 4 are available.)</p>
<p>Don’t compare yourself to other CC’ers! These kids represent literally the top .01% of applicants. A 2200 is considered low on here- but a 700, 700, and 800 are all in the top 96-99 percentiles!</p>
<p>6 ap’s is definitely acceptable for HYPS etc. really, it all depends on how many your school offers, and whether or not you took the most challenging courses possible whether it may be ap or not.</p>
<p>Thanks and my school offers a lot, but most of them are for electives. And we only get 2 electives, which only time for one AP elective. I take the hardest course work basically.</p>
<p>Thanks! I honestly do not know one person who is taking 2 AP classes in my school for sophomore year. We have a lot of required classes we must take too. I know a friend and she is taking AP Art History, but just Honors World History.</p>
<p>They look at you in the context of your school. Typical for a good student in my school:</p>
<p>Freshman: 0 (I don’t know if you can take any.)
Sophomore: 0 (Some people manage to get one as an elective.)
Junior: 1 (Maybe more but you’d have to drop another important class.)
Senior: 1-5 (The curriculum is pretty rigid until this point.)</p>
<p>And it’s a pretty good school. Colleges look at whether you take the most rigorous courseload available.</p>