<p>This year, I took 2 AP classes at my school (pretty much the only ones available to me as a junior, Spanish Language and U.S. History) and self-studied two others. So far, I've already taken three of the tests (Spanish, U.S. History, and Calculus AB) and have one left (Music Theory on Monday the 14th). I'm confident that I passed/will pass all of them with at least 4's (perhaps with the exception of Spanish, which I'll probably receive a 3 in), even the ones I had no formal coursework in. However, I'm wondering if I should do something similar senior year. My main reasoning for taking these tests was to stand out for colleges, not necessarily for credit. To be honest, I haven't really thought about credits until now as I'm planning out my senior year. I know my schedule next year will include AP English Lit., AP Bio., AP Stats., AP U.S. Gov't., AP MicroEcon., and either AP Psych. or AP Art History. Would it be worth it to self-study any of the following?</p>
<p>Psych. or Art History (depending on which I don't receive in my schedule)
Calc. BC (self-studied AB this year, but covered most of the BC topics too by mistake)
Physics (either B or C, as I took an honors course at my school this year, but didn't feel it was in depth enough to prepare me for the AP)
English Lang.
MacroEcon.
Comp. Gov't.
Computer Science
Human Geo.
Environmental Science
World and/or Euro. History
Chem.
Spanish Lit.</p>
<p>I know I can handle an intense workload of most of these courses, having been in entirely honors/AP classes this year and having the highest GPA at my school. I've heard Human Geo. is an easy 5, and so is Psych. (everyone at my school who took it this year got a 5, except for a person who was sick the whole year with mono who got a 4). Also, Environmental Science overlaps a lot of material with Bio., so it's easy to do both. I'm just wondering what the point is in taking any of these my senior year, as it's not going to affect my admissions to colleges, only possible credits. If there is none, then should I even bother taking the tests for any of the classes I'll have at school? By nature, I'm a competitive person and like to take challenges. I mostly took the tests I self-studied this year to demonstrate self-motivation (and to prove my sister wrong :) ), but just want to know if it will be worth it next year. I have little idea of what I want to major in during college (either linguistics/language, science/engineering, or music), so I am frustrated with college searches at the moment, which in turn is making researching AP credit more difficult.</p>
<p>Sorry if this was confusing. To summarize, is there any true point in taking AP tests senior year? It doesn't affect admission to universities, nor do all schools offer credit. What do you all think? If I apply only to colleges who don't accept any AP credit for any tests, obviously I'll refrain from taking them. However, if I apply to some schools that do take credit and others that don't, what should I do, since I have to sign up for tests prior to knowing my admissions status. I don't want to do a practically inane amount of work for nothing, especially since I will likely start during summer. I simply want to bolster my chances of being accepted at any college I choose (yeah right), as my SAT/ACT/SAT Subject Test scores are considered high, but not up to my standards. My apologies for my long, confusing, and seemingly rambling rant.</p>