I’m a junior in high school and I’ve just started looking into US colleges. It came to my notice that AP classes are very meaningful? What happens if none of the high schools in my country offers them? Not to sound conceited, but my GPA is 3.975 and I definitely think I could handle more difficult classes. This really saddens me, because I really got hooked on the top schools and already have some ECs and some community work hours, but no AP’s. Is there a way to explain this to the college I’m applying to? How is this going to affect my chances?
No college expects you to have classes that aren’t offered. There is nothing to explain. They know that these are not offered outside the US, except for some American college overseas perhaps. btw, this is not a ‘chances’ question, I suggest in future that you post in the main College Admissions forum as many people do not read the ‘chances’ posts and they are usually ridiculous.
Nothing to apologize for, I was just letting you know where you will get more eyeballs from seasoned posters. Also if you have access to an IB program this is also an indication of rigorous academics. In the US many students can also take community college coursework if they exceed offerings at school. Otherwise just take what is most rigorous available and supplement externally however you can.
