The Correlation between AP's and college admissions?

<p>What's your guy's opinions on this? I mean seriously...It's good that you're taking a myriad of AP's, some of you 6+ (I'm one of them myself)...however, do you ever wonder if college adcoms regard you as a hard worker or just someone that doesn't have a life, even though some of you might. I know kids that spend all their time doing AP work and stacking up on certain Extra-Curricular activities and I think this: "Those guys aren't even human..." and I place a large emphasis on the term human being because it doesn't seem like these guys are "living," rather they have become senseless robots. I don't see why college adcoms would like this type of behavior...In fact, the way I see it, adcoms would probably take the person who is taking like 2-4 over the person who is taking 5-7 because the 2-4 person is actually living life and is less of a robot compared to the other.</p>

<p>This might sound stupid but it's the way I see it...What do you guys think?</p>

<p>I have taken 10 AP/IB classes and I still have time to hang with friends, go out with my girlfriend, and be very active in music at my school. Also, the essays I think help mitigate the idea that you might be “robotic”, most would prefer an essay full of personality rather than those that lack some. So for my response, I dont think it should be looked upon as detrimental to your admission chances if you show who you are on your application and essays.And just because you take 6+ APs does not mean you dont have a life</p>

<p>Yeah I suppose if you take a plethora of AP tests and get 5’s on all of em you probably look like you don’t have much of a life. That’s why you need to have good EC’s so they don’t get the impression you’re in your rooming studying from 3-12 everyday. Also I think with a good essay and interview (depending on where you go I guess) the number of AP’s can compliment you’re app. But no, I don’t think you necessarily come off as a recluse who studies all the time. I think if anything, taking a lot of AP’s and passing em shows your readiness for college level courses.</p>

<p>I took AP because there’s less busy work than honors here, and in the end I have so much more time to kill now.</p>

<p>My son took 8 AP classes during his junior and senior year, as did most of his friends, and they definitely did NOT “spend all their time doing AP work”. They went to a very competitive college prep school and the AP classes did not require much more work than the standard “honors” classes. None of these kids was what I would consider a “grind.” They spent most of their time shooting hoops, playing video games, and texting with girls, lol!</p>

<p>I don’t believe that it provides the image that you don’t have a life. How many High School kids actually study for hours at a time regardless of how many hard classes they have? I think that as long as you appear to have time for ECs, and you write essays full of personality (as opposed to writing a copy of your APUSH DBQ) then I don’t see how APs could possibly hurt you whether there are 10 or just 1.</p>

<p>Took 11 AP’s so I = Freak?</p>

<p>Since I took debate for 3 years and play 20+ hours of video games a week does that make me human again?</p>