Worried about lack of AP classes?

<p>I'm planning on applying ED to Middlebury for the Class of 2015. I am just a little bit worried about my lack of AP classes.. I didn't take any freshman year because I wasn't allowed to take any as a freshman. In sophomore year, I was only allowed to take one, which I went ahead and took. Right now in junior year, I'm taking 2 AP classes, I dropped one AP, and I'm taking 1 AP class online. So make that...three AP classes junior year. This adds up to a total of 4 AP classes that Middlebury will see when I apply ED. I'm sure other people applying will have like 10 or more, which makes me juuust a bit apprehensive.. should I take community college classes on the side or something? </p>

<p>Is my worry justified? I have good ECs, SAT scores, etc. but just a lack of AP classes, I think. My GPA by the end of this year, unweighted, will probably be about 3.8 or higher. I go to a really competitive high school as well. All my other academic classes have been Honors with the exception of one Regular math class. I feel like I'm completely screwed, looking at everyone's amazing stats. :/</p>

<p>I don’t know how correct this is, but I’ve been told that colleges consider you in the context of your high school. Since your school didn’t allow you to take AP classes as a freshman, I wouldn’t see how Middlebury could hold that against you. I think they would be pleased to see that you took advantage of the class you could take in your sophomore year, but the fact that you dropped an AP class this year could be the very tiniest bit iffy.</p>

<p>This being said, if your school offers only, say, 6 AP classes, and you took 4 of them, on top of your honors courses, I think that Middlebury would view your curriculum as sufficiently challenging, and be pleased. If your school offers 10 AP classes and you take only 4 of them, despite opportunities to do otherwise, this may be a sticking point. Take my statements with a grain of salt, however, since I am just a student myself. </p>

<p>As for community college classes, if you believe you would gain something personally worthwhile from them or you see courses that look particularly interesting, you should take them for that reason, not to boost your chances of being admitted to Middlebury.</p>