<p>My high school does not offer a lot of APs. I only had the opportunity to take one my junior year (the grade that I am currently in) but because of scheduling difficulties I was not able to take it. I loaded up my senior schedule with as many APs as possible and I also will have completed 2 community college classes by the time I apply to Penn.</p>
<p>My question is will Penn hold the fact that I have yet to complete any AP classes before senior year against me if I am still taking the hardest couseload available to me?</p>
<p>No. Every applicant is evaluated in the context of his or her personal high school situation. Colleges want to how well you performed given the oppurtunities afforded to you.</p>
<p>Thank you for the input. It seems like everyone on this website has taken like 10 APs by the time they apply to college and I was scared. I feel better now</p>
<p>won’t be held against you in the admissions process. Will be held against you in the classroom where your less rigorous academic experience will put you at a disadvantage to your peers.</p>
<p>Yea I’m really scared about that. My brother (who goes to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy which is very math and science intensive) told me that there most of the kids there have a way better academic foundation than him. Hopefully my community college classes and APs that I do take will help me :/</p>
<p>Many schools don’t offer APs anymore (I’ve heard either Exeter or Andover, and Scarsdale in NY are examples). While one can take the AP exam after a class, the aim of the class itself is not necessarily to prepare one for the exam. Also, many schools limit the access of students to APs. At my school, APs are only available starting junior year and to access these courses, you must have either been recommended or fulfilled a number of prerequisites (you need to have taken three intro science courses to take an AP science). So while many kids from other schools say they have taken over 10 APs, most of the top students at my school will only take 7 or 8. 9 or 10 is actually very rare. So I think that the number of APs you have taken is not as important as the rigor of your coursework relative to what your school offers.</p>
<p>^Thanks for the input Poeme. I am so intimidated by other posters on CC who have taken so many APs. I’m taking the most rigorous courses available to me so I’m hoping that colleges will take this into account.</p>
senioritis raped my will at taking anymore exams.</p>