number of APs needed to have a fair shot for top 30-80ish schools

<p>It really depends on your high school and which APs they offer. For example my high school had 18 AP classes but I only tool 11. I didn’t take the ones like Human Geography, French, Spanish, or Art History and still did fine.</p>

<p>On the other hand all the core academic APs he should be taking. And senior year he should max out on APs.
For me it was:
Junior Year- Comp Sci A, Chemistry, US History, and English Lang
Senior Year-Calculus AB, Biology, Physics B, Statistics, Macroeconomics, Government, and English Literature</p>