Should Colleges and Universities limit the number of APs for college admisson?

<p>There are too many different colleges with too many different policies for there to be a comprehensive list. For example, MIT, Harvard and Princeton seem to have different ways of treating AP Bio and AP Chemistry credits.</p>

<p>Pace astrophysicsmom, Advanced Standing is not a matter of prestige or not. Many LACs do not allow students to graduate early, while HYPS all do. </p>

<p>As a matter of general rule, it might be best to concentrate on the core academic courses (math, sciences, English, History) for APs and only add APs in other subjects if there is space and inclination. Still, S1 was admitted to a top LAC in 2000 without any AP in math or science, although he did take 4 years of math and of sciences.</p>