<p>My school doesn't offer a lot of AP classes...it's just an average, public high school, and most students end up going to community college or safety schools. I'm taking all of the AP classes that I can: AP...English Language/Composition, U.S. History, Calculus, English Literature, Spanish (through an online course unassociated with my school), and POSSIBLY Statistics.</p>
<p>I've heard that some students study for AP exams themselves, without enrolling in the class.</p>
<p>I've taken two exams so far (English Language and History) and I earned a 5 and a 4 respectively...by the way, most of my classmates did not pass the exams.</p>
<p>My question is simply: will it reflect poorly upon me that I did not take 100 AP classes and that I did not self-study for other AP exams? The only thing that I can think of that balances this out is that I had the initiative to sign up for Spanish via Virtual High School...</p>
<p>Admissions depends on CONTEXT. If colleges see that you have taken the opportunities provided by your high school, you'll be fine. If you're high school only offers 5 AP classes and you took all 5, your courseload will look better than a person who took 6 AP classes at a school that offers 20.</p>
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My question is simply: will it reflect poorly upon me that I did not take 100 AP classes and that I did not self-study for other AP exams?
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No .</p>
<p>I'm worried about the same thing because my school only offers two AP courses, but I think colleges understand the fact that not all schools offer every AP course or honors course. Self Prep for AP tests was a pain, I did it for U.S. History and U.S. gov't and politics and got a 3 and a 4. I probably didn't do as well as I planned because I only had a month to study. It was a last minute decision on my part. Signing up for spanish was a good move, it shows initiative.</p>
<p>Thanks so much :]
How is everyone on CC so nice all of the time?! :o</p>
<p>No, it won't.</p>
<p>If you do decide to self-study, however, I would recommend Psychology and Macroeconomics if they interest you. They are notoriously -- egregiously, even -- basic compared to the curriculum. As in a 10-question Calc final where the most difficult task is to derive x^2.</p>