<p>AP classes in my school aren't too rough... I took six last year and will complete five this year (+ 1 self-study) and it's reasonably doable. (I am definitely not lacking ECs, and I resent that assumption.) However, it's true that some are much more difficult than others, and one AP class can assign upwards of an hour or two of homework every night. So it depends which ones you pick (I was careful to load up on some "easy" ones in junior year... Stats, Spanish, CompSci, in my school.)</p>