<p>I'm planning to take 5 APs next year, and I need some feedback on what APs to take, and not to, and if I'm going to be overloaded or not</p>
<p>This year:
AP US H
AP Calc AB
AP Psych
AP Spanish lang -> self study
*Note: I feel overloaded. My calc class is challenging, but workload is manageable. My 2 social science APs are killing me. Spanish should be a breeze.</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP calc bc -> self study
AP Macro+Micro econ
AP Lang
AP US Gov't
AP Stats</p>
<p>It depends on your goals, your expectations, and your ECs. If you have moderate ECs (a few clubs, volunteering, but no significant research/job), and have a strong determination, then your 5 APs would be a breeze. Of course, I'm talking on the standard of a upper elite urban high school (top 70-150), not for schools like Exeter etc...</p>
<p>I'm taking 4 APs+ 2 pre-APs (3 science total) right now, and I manage to slack off right before the finals!! :)</p>
<p>Besides, if you are only aiming to pull an A (not A+), then, it's a piece of cake. However, if you intend to do competitions, and want ultimately to delve into your AP subject at a real college level, then 5 APs would be overkill. Studying APs without really delving into the subjects at a real college level is just a joke. I know friends who manage to pull B+/A- with 6 APs at the same time, and still slack off.</p>
<p>calc bc shouldnt be much trouble after a year of AB.
stat, in my opinion, is not hard at all.
macro/micro econ shouldnt be bad either, as long as you read the book.
it looks like a really heavy courseload, but if i were you, i would go for it.</p>
<p>I'd do it. Govt/Econ/Stats are all on the easier side. BC shouldn't be a problem now that you've gone through AB. </p>
<p>Econ will take some studying, but you should still do fine.</p>
<p>if you need help in econ, i can suggest you some books. </p>
<p>But the easiest way to understand it is, read The Economist.
Thats what i started to do and econ started to make sense to me.</p>
<p>WOw, thnx ppl. I think your feedback really makes me feel much better.</p>
<p>do it. i took 5 aps my senior year and it wasn't bad at all. as other people said, if you've already taken calc ab, bc calc is a breeze. stats isn't bad either. i would definitely do it.</p>
<p>Thnx, but still, nobody has commented about my other AP, which consists of 3 social science APs</p>
<p>3 social sciences are manageable. im taking american gov, world his, and macro/micro econ. i guess you can count that as 4.
of course you'll be reading a lot, but you build up your speed reading/BS skills along the way. im not kidding.</p>
<p>apush is a lotta readin and depends on how determined you are/how easy history is for you. depends on you. also for ap psych, idk much about it, but i heard it is one of the easiest aps out thre. prolly j depends on ur teacher</p>