<p>My concern is you will be a whole year without concentrated maths. That is often the problem with students that leap ahead, they run out of significant options. Then you begin college with a linear algebra or differential equations course, and its been a year since you have solved a complex equation. Also, you have when the credits to graduate, our school provides the opportunity for influential internships or technical programs. I was in the hospital emergency room and a high school student, and EMT program participant was applying a EKG. Wow factor, to me. He worked with MDs, RNs, and EMTs with a high operational tempo 2 days a week, and completes his senior year course load the remaining 3 days a week on campus sans PE, and other electives. Another student, now a Johns Hopkins University had conducted a highly acclaimed local neurological research internship in his senior year.</p>
<p>@Sohoist well it’s a little late for the math thing as I’m in Calculus III/Linear Algebra right now taking at a local uni and that’s the highest level math here. We do have an internship class but I’ve heard that unless I’m sure I can get something out of it, ie. a paper, it’s better to take an academic class.</p>
<p>OK - go with me on this – answer the following questions: What TV show do you regularly watch each week for enjoyment? Do you get at least 7 hours of sleep a night? Do you sit down and have dinner with your family most nights? Are you exercising regularly? Lastly, what do you do each week that is just for fun? In many of my daughter’s interviews, these are some of the questions that she was asked, and thankfully, taking only 3 APs her junior year and 4 APs her senior year (her high school limits jrs and srs to those numbers) she was able to answer these questions in a positive manner that invited further discussion. So, yes – I might say that your list of APs is overkill – but it is too late now – maybe everyone in your school has this type of schedule and it is normal? But now, you don’t want you senior year to be seen as slakcing – I do think that you could take 4 APs your senior fall and it would still be seen as a rigorous schedule.</p>
<p>@Momof2back2back I see. I do think that this type if schedule is the norm for kids that go to ivies etc from my school. I’m honestly not too caught up with school that much. I still watch shows ( Game of Thrones whoo!), play video games when I have extra time, and get at least 7 hours of sleep each day. I want to have time to tutor a little bit next year so I have some money for summer/freshman year, so I think I will swap out Ap Art History for an easy elective. I hope that won’t be reflected negative ly as I think a couple kids that got into Harvard this year took 17 ish APs</p>
<p>My point is only that I too know of kids this year that got into Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown and Princeton who took only 7-8 AP classes – so “more” is not required. Your high school may be different and indeed, if all of the top students at your high school are taking that many APs, you will need to as well … </p>