<p>Hello everyone; I am unable to decide whether or not I should continue taking AP government. With it, I have 3 AP classes (the maximum I can have right now, since I took the other APs junior and sophomore year). I am planning to drop the class because it takes 3 hours everyday, and has a lot of work. It is stressful, and I don't think I will have time to study SATs on weekdays. Right now, I have a ~2100 (practice tests), and maybe if I devote much time on the weekdays and weekdays, I might be able to attain a 2200/2300 by October. </p>
<p>So, it is one sacrifice for another. What do I do? Do I drop one AP class end be left with only 2 (ap lit and ap stats)? I know this will look terribly wrong to colleges, but it might also give me time to raise my SAT score before applying ED to some Ivies. Help, please, I beseech the collegeconfidential community.</p>
<p>I took it last October and got a 2110. After that I’ve been busy studying for AP exams and AP subject tests, of which I obtained average scores on (770 Math II, 780 chemistry, 790 bio M). </p>
<p>And “screwing Ap gov” will hurt my chances of getting into a dream college as well, because it will mark me as an incompetent, intellectual scholar… It’s a bit of a double-edged sword, so I’m not sure which benefit will outweigh the other</p>
<p>If you feel like you’re going to burden yourself into despair then don’t do it. But you seem very smart and I think you can manage what you want to accomplish, but that’s from this tiny little post you posted. </p>
<p>Just to let you know, colleges don’t weigh the AP scores as heavily as SAT scores. If you’re dream college has a range of SAT scores that you are not in yet, focus on that and put the AP second. You already have under your belt some AP classes. Missing one AP class to improve your SAT score which will be weighed much more heavily than AP class is better. Colleges don’t consider a student with 5 AP classes who has a score of 2100 better than a student with 4 AP classes who has a score of 2300. In fact, it’s the opposite because AP classes are not even weighed that heavily when you consider the entirety of the application process. (I’ve read a lot of books about applications for Ivy League and went to several college expos… and people in CC say this too).</p>
<p>3 Subject II tests is already enough for almost all colleges, if not all colleges. I don’t think you should worry about taking more of those unless you have the time.</p>