<p>KissesnHugsHopeThatHelps I read another of your posts and you are jumping to too many assumptions. You said 760 on SAT2 Lit was not good enough. Come one 5-6 AP's is sufficent if you have tried hard and done well. Some schools limit students to AP's in junior and senior year what then? And these "Inside Sources"? I would not trust that the Admissions Office cuts anyone with under 1550 SAT and not 9-10 AP's with 5's. I know many, many students with none of those statistics attending or going to attend Harvard.</p>
<p>Everyone needs to realize (as many of you already do) that it's based entirely on what your school has to offer. If your school has 10 APs, take as many as you can. Not only will this be reflected in the number of AP tests you take, but it will certainly improve your rank and GPA. In the end it's all about challenging yourself, and your performance in comparison to other classmates from your high school.</p>
<p>I'm taking one AP test this year, sophomore year. Then three more junior year. And anywhere from 3-8 senior year.</p>
<p>So I'll have around 7-12 AP tests by the time I'm done. I guess I don't really have to ask if that part is good until I get the scores.</p>
<p>I'm more worried about my grades so far. My parents still want me to consider Harvard an option and try hard because my grandfather lives in walking distance from Harvard.</p>
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Indeed, if one is resting on their academics at all, and do want a shot at an institution as highly esteemed and prestigious as Harvard(and is not Hispanic or African American,) one should have 9 or 10 AP's in the very least.
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Do you mean 9 or 10 APs by the end of high school? Or 9 or 10 before senior year, when you are ready to apply? Just wondering...very few people can or do take that many before senior year, so I'm assuming you mean the end total.</p>
<p>Texasmathwhiz-Boston has an insanely high number of colleges, so Harvard isn't the only option.</p>
<p>Haha, yeah--if you're applying to Harvard, hopefully your reasons for wanting to go to the school are based on more than just location (though the location is spectacular, I might add).</p>
<p>I would be happy to go to harvard regardless of boston, but still, I took 5 more ap's than were offered at my hs. I took 6 ap classes and self studied the other 5. I don't think that it is necessarily the number of ap's but rather, dedication being shown</p>
<p>By the end of junior year I had still taken no AP classes, and this is my senior year and I took 4 AP classes... but I still got in EA having not taken any previous APs.</p>
<p>"This is all HIGHLY misleading. People who only have 5 or 6 AP's obviously apply, and maybe some get in- you never know, college admissions can be random! However, INSIDE SOURCES make it clear that 5 or 6 AP's are the very bare minimum. Indeed, if one is resting on their academics at all, and do want a shot at an institution as highly esteemed and prestigious as Harvard(and is not Hispanic or African American,) one should have 9 or 10 AP's in the very least. ..."</p>
<p>Sorry, that does not sound right. I simply don't believe it.</p>
<p>Guys I'm also considering Brandeis.</p>
<p>im taking 8 this year. its crazy i know, that plus water polo season is just kicking into full gear down here in florida</p>
<p>My tests scores from last year:
Biology - 4
Calculus AB - 4</p>
<p>This year I'm taking:
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Psychology
Chemistry
Literature</p>
<p>and possibly:
U.S. Government and Politics
Art History
Calculus BC</p>
<p>I'm an African American male; I was going to apply to Harvard, but I missed the regular decision deadline.</p>
<p>how many aps you take doesn't matter because each school only offers so many. it's the actual class & tests grades.</p>
<p>jeez, stop being ap whores!</p>
<p>those who take it along with other challenging sports, clubs, activities, etc. deserve a lot more credit and respect</p>
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<p>one of my classmates was a national scholar as a junior but he never did anything outside of school -- that's why he was defered from MIT (early)</p>
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<p>I've got a club, and I play music and stuff. I'm no AP male whore.</p>
<p>When you take AP's don't take them just to take them and get 3's. Harvard after all only accepts 5's, and 4's show that you we capable just not good enough.</p>
<p>I thought Harvard accepted 4's as well.</p>
<p>I just joined Math Honor Society.</p>
<p>Harvard accepts 4s in most subjects (but not economics). They also don't accept any AP scores in Art, Comparative Government and Politics, Computer Science A, Environmental Science, Statistics, and United States Government and Politics. This isn't to say that good scores on these APs won't help you get in or even place out of intro-level courses, but you can't use them to graduate early.</p>
<p>I'm hoping some of my AP's count towards graduating early, but I'm not counting on it, regardless, it will help my application.</p>
<p>Of my 5 AP's for my senior year, I'm probably going to take 4 of those. Everything except Spanish most likely.</p>
<p>I've heard the Spanish AP exam is a bioch.</p>