<p>My high school -- a magnet school specializing in math and science -- does not offer AP classes on principle. The teachers teach us what they think is important for us to know in each subject and build on each year, instead of following the standard AP curriculum. So for example, instead of taking AP Chem for only one year, I took a year of inorganic chemistry last year and am taking a year of organic now.</p>
<p>I therefore didn't take any APs after my junior year, and now as a senior, I'm planning to take BC Calc, both Physics Cs, German, and Music Theory at the end of the year. While these will give me college credit, could it be detrimental to my college admissions that I didn't take any after junior year and I don't have the scores to submit on my applications?</p>
<p>I'm applying to some competitive colleges (WashU, Dartmouth, MIT, Northwestern, USC, CMU, Davidson, USC, UPenn)</p>
<p>If your school doesn’t offer any, the college will know that and not hold it against you.</p>
<p>It appears that the “standard” courses at your high school are superior to the “AP” courses at most high schools. The situation you describe is also relatively common at the best academic private high schools. </p>
<p>Your school is no doubt very well known to the selective colleges you’re considering, and I expect that in previous years many students from your school have applied and have been admitted to those colleges. I don’t see how taking the “AP” exams, which I expect would require some self study, would help you in a meaningful way. Your school’s academic standards and past successes speak for themselves.</p>
<p>Also, an observation. It is almost always unwise for a high school student who has taken high level math and science courses to “skip” the “similar” courses at the selective colleges you’re considering. The college courses are generally at a much higher level – both in depth and sophistication – than the similarly named AP courses. Skipping the college courses will create “gaps” and make taking still higher courses a challenge.</p>
<p>what elbeeen said.</p>