<p>I'm taking four APs next year, and I decided to be an office aide (basically pick up attendance, deliver stuff to classrooms, etc) one period because it'll be a break from all the work. Will colleges look at this negatively?</p>
<p>It probably won’t be taken positively in any case.</p>
<p>Yes, even the UCs will look at it negatively. (Selective colleges expect at least 5 academic solids each year, unless you have mitigating personal circumstances such as having to work.)</p>
<p>Err, I’m taking five “actual” courses. The non-AP is calculus.</p>
<p>I took 5 AP’s and “Leadership,” which was essentially office aid although it looks better on paper. I don’t think it’ll be that bad.</p>
<p>In my opinion, whether or not being a TA looks bad on an app depends on the school. At mine, for example, we have 7 AP courses and then all the rest (accept a few honors courses) are “loser” courses like Art, Cooking, and Simple Math Classes. So, I took all the honors and AP classes and didnt want to waste my time learning how to cook brownies so I took a SH. In addition, though this was kind of unfair, bc class rank is based on Weight GPA at my school, SHs helped me maintain my val status.</p>
<p>Not that I fall into this category. But what do colleges do about kids with block schedules?</p>
<p>Don’t sweat it… </p>
<p>I took TA for the first semester of my senior year, and it showed on my transcript to Yale. I still got in. Then again, I had four other AP classes. (and weight training)</p>