<p>I'm taking all honors classes right now but i plan to take all AP classes next year(senior year)... is that too late? Do colleges only care about your junior year? Oh yeah another thing, when do you usually start applying for colleges (the early time)?</p>
<p>Colleges don't just care about junior year, but it is the most important year transcript-wise for many colleges, and it's also the last full year of grades that adcoms see. Next year, if you're applying early to any school, that school might not even see your first quarter grades (although you'll probably have to self-report what classes you're taking, so at least they'll know that you're taking AP classes).</p>
<p>AP classes are, theoretically, as difficult as college courses, so I guess if you're applying to really competitive schools, not having taken any APs junior year might be a disadvantage, since many other applicants will have done so, and adcoms will be able to tell based on their grades whether they can handle college-level work.</p>
<p>Of course, this varies on a school to school basis, too. Maybe at your school, you're not allowed to take any APs until senior year. You're not going to be penalized for something that you can't control.</p>
<p>But, going back to what I said earlier, if you're applying to the top schools, you might be at a slight disadvantage if you had the chance to take APs but didn't as a junior.</p>
<p>Most Early Decision/Early Action applications are due by 11/1. For some schools, it might be 11/15. I hope that's what you mean by "the early time."</p>
<p>Thanks! i sort of knew that would be the answer because i have read other people's thread and some of them are juniors and are taking all AP classes. Yes, it's true that my school only allows the seniors the spots in AP classes. That brings me to my next question. When colleges look at the courses you took, do they take into consideration what sort of courses your school offers? I live in a small town and i go to a small school haha. I try to take the most difficult courses i can find, but there's really not a lot. For instance, we have a class called OBH (on being human). I have heard that the students used color crayons in that class. So yeah, i think that might be a disadvantage, so i'm hoping that i will do good on the Sat. About the eatly time, i was just wondering if i still have time to take another Sat test in my senior year before applying, or could you apply and send them your Sat later?</p>
<p>If you're applying Early Decision/Action, I think the latest date you can take the SAT/SAT IIs and still have your scores be reported to colleges in time is the November test date. But the SAT is offered in both October and November, so I think you have plenty of opportunities to retake any tests that you need to (especially since right now, it's just the start of your junior year - try to get testing done by the end of this year if possible).</p>
<p>While your application will probably be read by a regional admissions counselor who at least will probably have heard of your school (and perhaps be familiar with it, although that depends on how good of a relationship your school has with the colleges you're interested in), I don't think the college will know very specific details about the nature of the classes offered at your high school. If you're worried about this, you can always ask your GC to include a brief note in his/her recommendation. For example, if you're applying to top-notch schools and don't do so well in the toughest AP class at school, that might be something to ask your GC to mention. On the other hand, that might come across as you trying to come up with excuses for not-so-desirable grades. </p>
<p>Along with the counselor rec, your GC is also supposed to send out a secondary school report that basically gives the statistics of your school. For example, average GPA of the student body, graduation rate, etc. This should allow adcoms to place you within the context of the bigger student body at your school.</p>
<p>Thanks... you have helped a lot... i guess i'll just work hard on the Sat and Sat II and see what happens right? lol... i shouldn't worry too much about what i can't change... you seem like you know a lot about this stuff... have you done this before then?</p>
<p>Well, first off, I've been on CC for awhile, so I've seen quite a few threads like this. (: (CC is very addictive, as you can probably tell.)</p>
<p>And second, I'm a senior, and I'm in the middle of the application process myself. My parents began harping about the SAT when I was a freshman, so I've had plenty of time to get acquainted with CollegeBoard. (:</p>
<p>I really recommend that you space out your SAT IIs. I took about one SAT II a year (bio at the end of freshman year, chem at the end of sophomore year math 2 & U.S. history at the end of junior year), and I started studying weeks beforehand. This allowed me to finish my SAT II testing with relatively little stress (no cramming for 3 SAT subject tests) and no retakes.</p>
<p>For the SAT itself, I just took a bunch of practice tests. In my opinion, the most important thing about the SAT is knowing how to take it to your advantage, and taking practice tests over and over again definitely allows you to get to know the test well.</p>
<p>I recommend drawing up a schedule for standardized testing right now so that you know when to start studying and how to plan accordingly.</p>
<p>Wow you are very organize... i'm like that too... i guess i'm a little late in the game... but i will take your advice and start looking at the test dates and planning :)</p>