<p>So, UGA is my dream school, and I haven't taken many rigorous classes. I'm a sophomore in HS, and i've only taken Honors Geography, was in Honor's Chemistry but switched out in fear of failing, and got switched out of Honor's World History without consent. Next year I plan on taking 3 AP Classes: AP US History, AP Psych, and AP World History. I was wondering how hard these classes are, and if it will better my chances at UGA if I get a good SAT score? My PSAT was 142, which I know is bad, but I plan on studying throughout summer and Junior year.</p>
<p>Very late, but all but Psyche is considered hard (I’m going by exam difficulty. Also, it’s been said that some universities do indeed consider some APs easier than others. Psyche is one of the main ones). You should also take APs senior year if you can. Also, don’t switch out again because of fear. Consider switching out world history for something else because hardly no school grants credit for world or human geography. If you’re going to do three, replace world, stick with them, do as well as you can, and nail the exam. And of course a strong SAT will help you. Also, don’t refer to your PSAT as if it means something at this point. Some people actually prep for it which explains why scores can get very high on those even for those who aren’t naturally good (I didn’t even know it was coming and was just trying to circle answers to get it over with. I didn’t know it had implications. However, I did really well on the SAT. Not necessarily because I studied for it, but just because I knew for sure it really mattered). You’ll be taking the SAT seriously, so will likely perform decently on it. Getting a 1900 would provide decent chances of admissions. </p>
<p>Current UGA student here! I don’t really agree with what this guy is saying. Make sure you take AP sciences because these are worth the most. AP Environmental Science is an easy one to knock out. Only 3 of your history/psych classes will count for credit that fills your core when you get here so try to focus on sciences and languages, even though they’re tougher. Also a 5 on lit or lang will ensure that you never have to take English again. Message me if you have any questions! Also I took the AP Psych exam and it was fairly simple. Credit is awarded for human geography and world history.</p>
<p>If you don’t have time to take AP lit/lang like Amandaphoria suggested, you can take a placement test at UGA instead. Sometimes, they will even take your ACT or SAT reading and/or writing scores if they’re good enough to replace the placement test. If it’s good enough, you can skip 1101 and possibly 1102 (English composition 1 and 2) and go straight to Brit. lit. or American lit. Generally, these classes tend to have less essays than English composition, though this depends on the teacher, and focuses more on discussion and understanding the book material than if you know how to write an essay. </p>
<p>You also don’t have to take any lit classes beyond ENGL 1101 and 1102 unless you’re in certain colleges that require it (Franklin is the only one I know of). ACT and SAT scores keep you from having to take the placement test but if you don’t have AP credit, it would be better to take the placement test anyway. The placement test itself, not ACT or SAT scores, determines whether you can place out of ENGL 1101. The only way to exempt 1102 is to get a 5 an the AP exam (lit or lang) or a 7 on the IB exam. Message me if you have questions!</p>
<p>My daughter took AP World her sophomore year, and APUSH her junior year (and she got 5s on both the exams), and I have to say that the idea of you taking both in the same year is giving me nightmares. Her workload in those 2 classes equaled the work in all her other classes, and to be doing both at the same time is a bit suicidal IMHO. She took AP Lang at the same time as APUSH and that worked out pretty well.</p>
<p>I think the difficulty of each AP class varies from year to year. Take into account which are considered the “hard” APs on your school and what scores the teacher’s students usually receive on the exam to see if it’s worth taking. Overloading is never good. UGA is getting more competitive each year but getting in is no help if you don’t even want to go to college because you’re so burned out. </p>