Should I take AP exams now for a possible future transfer?

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<p>Hi,
Our school is having AP exam registrations going on now. I already got accepted (ED) and am going to NYU Stern next year for finance. I already have enough AP credits for NYU to accept (they recommend 16 for Stern, max of 32--I have passed 4 AP exams with 2 4's, 2' 5's - <a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/emplibrary/ACFVh8dfw.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/emplibrary/ACFVh8dfw.pdf&lt;/a> for details). My question is, should I take 4 AP exams in psych/euro/stats/lit this year if I want to transfer in the future (somewhere substantially better like a top tier IVY, which is going to be almost impossible I know) so it looks good on the transfer app? Should I save the money and not take the exams? Or am I way in over my head and planning way too far ahead?</p>

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<p>Definitely you should! For many of my friends who are admitted to top 20 colleges submit 6~8 APs.
Firstly you can save money!
Secondly, AP helps you skip low level course which usually are addressed in great lecture halls and the qualities are not as good as upper level courses which are in small sizes.
Third , getting credits in advance means you can have more time to engage in ECs and interns, especially you are goingto Learn finance!
Finally, more APs means you are more qualified in academic area!</p>

<p>Conclusion: take as much APs as you can!</p>