<p>I go to a small-town school that only offers 5 AP classes. Will this significantly lower my chances of getting into more competitive schools? I plan on taking at least 3 of these classes. Is that too few? </p>
<p>Colleges will not hold it against you if your school does not offer many APs.</p>
<p>Thank you, Kawaiiii! Is there a way/specific place that I can let colleges know about the lack of AP classes?</p>
<p>I’m not sure</p>
<p>You could probably just tell them? </p>
<p>Some people decide to take college classes at the local cc. That really shows initiative to adcoms</p>
<p>Every school files a profile that tells colleges what classes are available. There is no need to explain further. Your curriculum strength will be compared with your school’s hardest curriculum, not the hardest curriculum in say a top northeastern state public high school.</p>
<p>Often your college guidance person will help you with this too.</p>
<p>Colleges look more favorably upon a student taking 3 APs if there school only offers 4 APs moreso than if a student only took 8 APs but their school offered 20.
You want your GC to check off the “Most Rigorous Courseload offered” or whatever the box says. That’s what college adcoms care about. That you took the most rigorous courses offered.</p>
<p>Make sure your GC highlights the number of APs offered at your school and checks the “most rigorous” designation. You can show initiative and take a couple community college classes in subjects of interest (or post-AP level classes at a local college).</p>
<p>If your school only offeres 5 and you want to take more, there are other options. If you want the college credit, you can self study the subject and still take the test in May. Or you can transfer high schools to another local one that may offer more. </p>