Should I take a gap-year to do AP's?

<p>don't do it! gap years in general don't look good to colleges
taking a few tests won't help too much then
just self study during school!</p>

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don't do it! gap years in general don't look good to colleges

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<p>You are very wrong.</p>

<p>I may be missing something here with your plan but the AP tests are not given until May when you will have already received your college decisons. So it wouldn't help to study during your gap year for tests taken at the end of the year. The SAT tests you can take several times during the year so that part will work out.</p>

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I may be missing something here with your plan but the AP tests are not given until May when you will have already received your college decisons. So it wouldn't help to study during your gap year for tests taken at the end of the year. The SAT tests you can take several times during the year so that part will work out.

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<p>Not if you wait a year to apply...</p>

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You are very wrong.

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<p>Well, it depends which college you're talking about. HYP, yes, it does look bad. Others, maybe not.
But when you take a gap year, they want to know why. Financial reasons are good. Taking a year off just to take AP tests? Not so much.</p>

<p>jennieblue, Princeton and Harvard have both repeatedly and publically encouraged gap years, stating that the additional maturity is a factor in success at their institutions. </p>

<p>I think many posters don't really understand the op's delimma. I think a gap year is fine-- not at all uncommon in Britain and gaining popularity in the US. Timing the tests to the admission cycle may be a challenge-- be sure you will have results in hand to submit prior to the admission decisions.</p>

<p>I'm a junior overseas and I'm not planning on taking APs. All of the students here get into really good schools without them. You seem to want to get into the best schools. When you apply, apply to some lesser known schools with whom universities have a consortium. Then transfer after your freshman year - they don't require SAT IIs or APs. If you try and please the admissions officer by taking APs they won't be impressed and can smell you a mile away. Take the advice.</p>

Hi! I was just googling the same question you have asked in 2009…anyways what decision have you made? Did you get into your colleges? Did you end up taking AP’s? thanks

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