OK to not take AP English if aiming for top top LAC or univ?

I certainly hope so. With so many voices saying not to take more than 3 AP classes at a time, I hope that a schedule with 3 APs is seen as the ‘most demanding’ even if the student could have taken another one or two. My own STEM kid is planning to take 3 APs next year (junior year), none of which is English.