<p>I'm considering taking some easy APs for credit. is it worth the stress/money?</p>
<p>heck yes! that’s best time because you have a zero risk opportunity to save some money/time!</p>
<p>It really is the best time to load up on APs. I would have probably taken more if I had the opportunity.</p>
<p>Well, maybe. It really depends where you get into, although you really can’t predict exactly where that is. If you feel you really want to test out of certain classes and know that the college you’re looking at will let you, then I say go for it. Otherwise, just take the ones in class and enjoy the rest of your senior year.</p>
<p>Just make sure you don’t get wrapped up in senioritis. I tried my best to fight it off up until the AP exams, and then I let it consume me soon after.</p>
<p>I regret not having done it junior year in order to be able to put it on my applications, but when you think about it, it is (as ninjacat said) zero risk. If you end up getting a 1 or 2 colleges won’t find out, and if you get a 3 (or 4/5) you might end up saving hundreds of dollars’ worth of credit/materials and/or time.</p>
<p>Depending on your senior year schedule (it’s still more important to keep your main classes’ grades up) and how likely you are to get a 4 or 5, it’s a pretty good option if you’re not too busy otherwise. If you’re not busy this summer, start now and review later; if you are busy this summer, wait until your classes start and see if you can handle the extra workload on top of senior APs.</p>
<p>You’ll stress less because of those AP tests at the end of senior year than you would because of the actual classes in college. One reason for this is that on an AP test, you usually need 60-70% for a 5. In a college class, you need to really work hard to get that 90-ish% to get an A. Another reason is that your life in college will probably be a lot more stressful than during the second semester of your senior year of high school–senior year has more room for that additional studying.</p>