<p>I messed up during high school and only took 2 ap courses (I got a 4 and a 5 on them) (even though my high school is really competitive with an average sat score of 2200), bt senior year I'm taking 3 ap's and 1 honors course.</p>
<p>So should I not apply ED somewhere because the fact that I took so few hard courses through freshman-junor makes me look bad? Should I wait until colleges can see my hard courses that I took senior year?</p>
<p>help please</p>
<p>please help </p>
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<p>I messed up during high school and only took 2 ap courses (I got a 4 and a 5 on them) (even though my high school is really competitive with an average sat score of 2200), bt senior year I'm taking 3 ap's and 1 honors course.</p>
<p>So should I not apply ED somewhere because the fact that I took so few hard courses through freshman-junor makes me look bad? Should I wait until colleges can see my hard courses that I took senior year?</p>
<p>help please</p>
<p>Are we to take you seriously? You are usually not serious.</p>
<p>ED weighs the "interest" factor into the game, and it could certainly help you at your reach schools.</p>
<p>take me seriously</p>
<p>? will it matter if I take AP Stat but not calc? will that sount against me?</p>
<p>? will it matter if I take AP Stat but not calc? will that sount against me?</p>
<p>Applying ED will boost your chances, period. Plus, if you use the Common App (and on most other applications, I think) there's space to list your current courses, so they will see all the advanced courses you're taking as a senior - they just won't have first semester grades for them - but they will see that you're trying to challenge yourself.</p>
<p>that's a myth. ed doesn't help</p>
<p>yes it will. take calc. preferably BC, too.</p>
<p>Did you forget that you were asking a question about ED? >_></p>
<p>Not at all, there are plenty of people with no experience in Calculus whatsoever. If you are applying to business schools or technical schools, then Calculus will be a necessity, however.</p>
<p>no. I did not at all actually</p>
<p>No. Just take whichever one you think you'll like more.</p>
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Uh, yeah, it's just a coincidence that schools like Duke Arts & Science and Penn have over 20% higher acceptance rates in their ED pool.</p>
<p>Give me a break.</p>
<p>Okay, let's establish the fact that ED increases your chances a lot anyplace. That's a given, no argument. Penn and Columbia almost fill half their freshman classes during the ED period, with Columbia's ED acceptance rate being as high as 44%.</p>
<p>However, with that being said, ED is <em>not</em> for everyone. If financial aid is a big factor for you, then if you apply ED you will not have the option of comparing other financial aid packages from other schools that may (or may not) offer a better financial aid package. Usually ED pool is also weaker than the regular pool--there are many athletes and legacies in the ED pool than in the regular pool. However, Harvard and Princeton and UVA did away with ED because they thought it was a clear disadvantage to their less wealthy and financially-conscious applicants. </p>
<p>Unless you are absolutely sure that X school is your number one choice, no second thoughts, no doubt, no regrets, then by all means apply ED. Also, if you're accepted to an ED school in December, then you won't have any more applications to do in December and can just chillax while your friends are scrambling to meet the January deadline ;)</p>
<p>Otherwise, maybe it is better off applying EA or RD.</p>
<p>If you are looking to do the ED route and have some reach/dream schools in mind, I would highly recommend applying ED to your dream school, as that action in itself shows the biggest interest (besides campus visits, interviews, etc) in the school because of its binding nature and increases your chances a lot.</p>
<p>Oh, I didn't even fully answer your question.</p>
<p>I don't think you should use that reason as not applying ED--even if you do apply ED, colleges still see what senior year courses you are taking and what your first-quarter grades are. </p>
<p>So I wouldn't worry about courses being "competitive" enough as the reason to not apply ED, since colleges see either way (ED, EA, or RD) which senior year courses you're gonna take/currently taking, as well as your grades in them--first quarter grades for ED/EA, midyear report for all three, and of course final transcript at the end of the year. It's inevitable, lol.</p>
<p>If you can, you should definitely apply ED.</p>
<p>wait, but my school doesn't actually put "quarters" on its report card. It's like two giant semesters. Will they still see my first quarter grades?</p>
<p>? I really messed up and should've taken more honors level classes (I only took 2 ap's_ but I'm gonna take 1 honors and 3 ap's senior year, as I sad. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. </p>
<p>I was reading the reviews for this article it's very interesting, it says that applying ed basically makes you instead of a 9 percent chance a 45 percent chance.</p>
<p>It will be better to get the A in AP Stats than the B in Calc. Take what you feel you will do best in. No single part of your application stands alone. Try to do things you like and excel in, do your best on standardized tests, get the best grades you can, and enjoy a little fun with your friends. One single class choice is unlikely to determine whether or not you get admitted to any particular college.</p>
<p>Can you still switch? Because I talked to several colleges and they specifically mentioned that if you have the time to take AP Calc, DO NOT just take stats. Tbh stats class is a joke, as long as you know how to work a calculator, you'll get an A. But the funny thing is, the stats AP exam is harder than the Calc one because the curve is alot harsher and it's more unpredicatable.</p>