<p>I was planning on taking 5 AP classes ( AP Calc AB, Stats, Lang, Physics 1 and Gov) but now I think it may be too much because I have to do College Apps and prepare for the Oct SAT Reasoning Test. I can have up to 8 classes max and currently have 6 (5 APs and 1 non AP elective) classes and 2 early releases/open blocks. Would it be bad to drop an AP class (AP Gov) and have 3 open blocks with only 5 classes? </p>
<p>If I were to keep AP Gov, would it count towards a freshman credit requirement in university (for example at oregon state university) and be acceptable towards an engineering major?</p>
<p>Just because you get credit for it doesn’t mean it will help. Most engineering programs have core classes (English, history, etc.), but specify which classes will fulfill those requirements. Most programs don’t have a lot of free elective space where anything drops in. Make sure this class will drop into your curriculum map if that’s important to you or just take it because you’re interested and don’t sweat it if it doesn’t result in credit. Good luck.</p>
<p>^ Agree. Check if the credit would be useful for you or not. Many senior student skip the AP exam after they are admitted to college and know the credit aren’t useful. My D only took 6 AP exams and she already got 33 AP credits and put her in sophomore standing in the college of Engineering. She did not take AP Gov or Econ but she has pretty much fulfilled most of the non-engineering elective requirements by USH, Eng, and Spanish.</p>