Helpful Hints:Tough Questions about Course Selection
- Posted by Sarah Ziegler on February 12th, 2008 in Academics
How many Honors or AP courses should I take?
College expectations and averages vary wildly, and just as no two individual students are the same, no two individual students should necessarily take the same course load. Take the most rigorous courses you can while maintaining your GPA.
Can I take an AP class and just not take the test?
Some high schools do require that students take the corresponding AP exam if they are enrolled in the AP course. Regardless of the policy, it’s almost always in a student’s best interest to take an AP exam if they’ve taken the course. Admissions officers have said that even students who earn a 1 or 2 on an AP exam are often better prepared for college-level work than students who either didn’t take the exam, or who didn’t take the AP class in the first place.
Do I really need to have a full schedule senior year?
Yes. Admissions officers want to see that your academics have been getting more and more rigorous as you approach college, not the opposite.
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