<p>My school offers 16 AP classes, but it is physically impossible for me to come close to taking all of them. I have to take a theology class all four years and an art class senior year so I can graduate, and until senior year there is not an AP option for most of your core classes (ie no AP Chemistry, only honors, etc.).</p>
<p>Here's what my schedules are/are going to be:</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Honors Algebra 2
Honors English 9
Theology 9
PE/Health
Spanish I
Biology (no honors available)</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Spanish II
AP Biology
World History (no honors available)
Honors English 10
Honors Geometry
Theology 10</p>
<p>Junior:
Spanish III
Honors Chemistry
AP Psychology
Theology 11
Honors English 11 (I get to take the AP English Language/Composition exam in this class)
Honors Precalculus</p>
<p>Senior:
AP Calculus AB
AP English Lit
AP US History
AP Spanish or AP Physics
Theology 12
Some art class so I can graduate</p>
<p>I have a full schedule, and where I'm not taking AP classes I'm either taking honors or classes that I have to take, so it's not like I'm slacking and taking lame classes instead of AP's. But will colleges think that I'm not taking advantage of my school's extensive AP program? There's just no way I can fit any more AP classes in, because I have to take theology and I can't take it online or anything. Am I in trouble? Please help!</p>
<p>bump bump bump…anyone?</p>
<p>Have you considered self-studying an AP or two? For example, you could take the AP World History exam by self-studying the extra AP material after taking the non-AP course at your school.</p>
<p>The real problem here isn’t that you have to take Theology, but that your school only has 6 classes per year… This means, however, that you may be able to self-study for an AP test during the school year rather than have to do it during summer.</p>
<p>Also, colleges look at your AP coursework in the context of your school. If you take the most (or close to the most) AP courses in your school and make A’s, then your weighted GPA (if available) will reflect that.</p>
<p>There are art courses available as AP courses that your school may offer. Music Theory, 2D Design, 3D Design, etc. would all be appropriate so long as you have a background in an instrument or drawing/sculpting/etc., respectively. Art History is also an AP course. It might be challenging to take these courses with no background, but don’t look at the required art course as a problem!</p>
<p>You aren’t expected to take all 16 AP classes. My school offers like 20 but you literally can’t take all of them that’s how it works. I bet some of the AP’s they offer are things like Calculus AB and Calculus BC obviously you wouldn’t take both. And are you planning on getting to the AP level in 7 languages? It’s pretty improbable (but on CC anythings possible) AP’s are designed for mostly juniors and seniors (and a few sophomores) to take so they aren’t looking for them freshman year. </p>
<p>Also don’t take AP’s because you think college wants to see them. Take them becasue you enjoy learning things on a higher level. And really freshmen are too young to be on CC. Calm down and enjoy your life.</p>
<p>Relax, you are fine. Just study hard, get good grades, do well on your SATs and find some interesting ECs where you can show leadership.</p>
<p>Also, you don’t say what year you are in, but try to take some APs in what subject you might major in at university if you can. Londondad.</p>
<p>BellaNiente, I’ve thought about self studying but even my theology class is SUPER hard and between my classes and my EC’s I have absolutely no free time 
maybe during the summer, though? And I’ve thought about taking AP Art History as my art class, but do you think 5 AP’s in one year is too much?</p>
<p>almost there, I’m actually a sophomore haha, which is still pretty young I know but I’m trying really hard to not accidentally screw myself over for college when I’m an underclassmen. And you’re right, there’s no way I could take AP Spanish AND AP French, or Calculus AB or BC. And a lot of the other AP’s are electives, like Computer Science, Statistics, Studio Art, etc., so I guess you’re not supposed to take them all. I just don’t want colleges to look at my application and say, “Oh look, her school offers 16 AP classes but she’s only taken 6, she’s obviously not taking her academics seriously.”</p>
<p>It looks like you are doing as much as you can. If you are worried about this when you are applying, you can ask your counselor to explain how the AP program and course selection works at your school (he/she probably will anyway, but it won’t hurt to check). That way, you will make sure the colleges know your situation.</p>
<p>Sorry about that I just assumed because you posted your freshman schedule. Anyways they won’t penalize you for that they can see that all of your other classes are Honors classes and that you basically took the highest level of every class you can. If I were you I’d find some ECs that I really liked. Joining a bunch senior year for your college app is something that colleges probably don’t like too much. Everyone does it. I’m pretty sure I was the only freshman in all of the clubs I was in (sophomore year I went to a different school) but junior year everyone freaks out and joins a million different clubs.</p>