Is 5 AP's too much for junior year?

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I’m currently a sophomore who is setting my junior schedule for fall. I want to know your opinions on taking 5 ap’s.

Junior year schedule:
AP English Lang
AP Spanish Lang
AP Javascript
AP World History
AP Stat
Hon Physics
Hon Pre-Cal

Past AP’s:
AP NSL
AP APUSH
AP Computer Science

Extracurriculars:
Debate Club
National Honors Society
Girls Leadership Club
Link Leader

Thank you! ?

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Wait do you mean AP Com Sci A instead of Javascript and AP Com Sci Principles instead of AP Computer Science?
Seems doable to me…I’m taking 5 as well next year. Nice schedule; it has a good balance.

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Drop Ap stats. No college expects that many AP and adding AP stats to precalculus honors looks like padding.
Replace it with a fun class (music, theater tech, culinary arts, current events, journalism, robotics, etc) but since you already have six academic, high rigor classes you could even take nothing 7th period. (And I assume you have a lunch period)

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Yes, drop AP stats.

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No such thing as AP JavaScript or AP Computer Science - there’s CS Principles and CS A. Which is which?

What are your alternatives? I see no reason to drop AP stats for a ‘fun’ class if you find math to be fun (as my D does).

5 AP courses isn’t, by definition, “too many”. If you can succeed and enjoy them, I see no reason not to. But 4 is also plenty - don’t take them if you’re doing it just because you think 5>4 for college admissions. I have seen a few top schools recommend a year or two of music/performing arts, if you’re leaving them out just for AP/resume purposes.

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To clear up any confusion…I took AP Computer Science Principles this year and plan of taking AP Computer Sci Java next year. Sorry for the confusion.

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What is AP NSL? I can’t figure that one out.

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@washugrad I think it’s another name for AP Government. I had to Google it up.

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Oh I was thinking something or other Spanish Lit but then why would that go before Spanish Language. So what does the NSL stand for? I suppose I can google that…

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AP US Government, to be precise.

NSL = National, State, Local

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Ah thanks. That gets abbreviated as AP Gov here.