<p>I am wondering how many AP classes would make someone competitive for admission for these two universities: Emory University and the University of Georgia. I am a rising sophomore. Freshman year, I took AP US Government and Politics and all honors courses and for sophomore year, I will be taking the same classes, with AP World History for social studies. What schedule should I have for Junior and Senior year? How many AP classes should I expect to take per year?</p>
<p>There isn’t a set number. Some schools only offer a few AP classes, so they can’t penalize students for not taking more. Take as many APs as you can while still being successful. You should not significantly sacrifice your grades to rack up the APs, but you should challenge yourself. Have you talked to your school guidance counselor? They could probably offer you good advice about what’s a manageable number of APs in your school’s curriculum. I think that’s more important at this point than trying to get a specific number for some schools that you may or may not be interested in when it comes time to apply to colleges in a few years.</p>
<p>How many AP classes does your school offer? All they really look for is how your course schedule compares to the most rigorous course schedule possible at your school.</p>
<p>Emory, a top ranked private, and UGa, a public, probably use two completely different admission criteria. APs will probably be a lot more important for Emory than UGa. </p>
<p>The general rule for APs is that the benefits tend to level off at about 6-8 APs, depending on which APs you’re taking and how many are available at your school.</p>
<p>OP, generally, over the course of 4 years you generally should take about 1/2 of what is offered to you. If school policy limits you to 1-2 as a freshman and sophomore, take those 1-2 APs. As a junior, take as many as you can within school policy and without driving yourself crazy. Make sure the bulk of your rigor is in junior year. In senior year, take a little less than you did junior year so you can dedicate time to your applications </p>