<p>My school only offers AP CALCULUS, just 1 AP.
I've been told that the schools consider if you don't have any ap courses..
but how would they know? O.o</p>
<p>and i see that everyone on CC there school offers a whole bunch of ap courses...</p>
<p>would it be a disadvantage to me? </p>
<p>would i have to blow them awayy with my ecs?</p>
<p>how does this work, if my school has NO AP COURSES? how would they be notified..</p>
<p>Colleges will know how many AP's your school offers because colleges request, along with your transcript, your school profile, which is a sheet of paper that talks about the location of your school, average test scores, AP classes, and so on. Don't worry.</p>
<p>Your high school includes a profile of the school, including number of AP courses offered, average SAT scores, etc when they send your transcript out to the colleges you apply to. You can usually obtain a copy of this by asking the guidance office for one. Also, if you are concerned that you are not being challenged enough at your high school, perhaps you should consider taking a class at a local college. It can show the admissions officers that you can be successful in a (real) college environment. Although AP classes are supposedly the equivalent of college level course, my opinion is that they are slightly faster paced high school classes with all of the requisite busy work attached. That is why some colleges no longer give college credit for these courses. You will in no way be penalized for the limitations of your high school when applying to college. Your counselor will be asked to rate the rigor of your schedule, from "most rigorous" on down. Good luck.</p>
<p>Chill. You will not be at a disadvantage, as others have stated above, they take it into context. I too, compared with many of the people here, will take far less AP courses. w/e.</p>
<p>Generally, the less competitive the high school, the better your class rank has to be. I would suggest transferring the effort you would have put into studying for APs into another passion of yours, like an extracurricular activity.</p>
<p>In addition to what the people above me said, you can try taking a class at a local city college. Unlike AP classes, this is a REAL college level class and are often treated as AP classes regarding freshman admissions (if its at least 3.0 semester units).</p>