Should I take 4 AP's my senior year or 3?

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Hi, I’m planning for my senior schedule to be
4 AP’s 1 DE:
APES
AP Gov
AP Stats
AP Psych
English Lit Dual enrolled
or
3 AP’s 1 DE:
AP Gov
AP Stats
AP Psych
English Lit

Which one should I do? I want a schedule that would seem worthy in the college admissions process but I also want to have enough time to fill out apps lol.

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Bumppp

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It depends on what else you are doing and what the norm is at your school. 4 classes (3 APs and 1 DE) sounds a bit light if you don’t have any other classes/electives.

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@LoveTheBard I got to a competitive magnet school. I’m planning on taking Spanish 3 Honors, Marine Science 2 Honors, Anatomy and Physiology Honors. Also doing Mu Alpha Theta but that’s about it.

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Sounds like more than enough with 3 APs and a DE. My comment about would have been applicable if that were all you were taking. It seems like you’ll have 7 classes altogether which is more than enough (too much, imho).

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If your GC will tick the ‘most rigorous’ box for both options, there isn’t a meaningful difference from an admissions standpoint between the two.