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Hmm I'm only a junior right now so I can't really say if it'll help you in the long run (ie life). Though what I can do is advise you if you choose to do take them.

Thing is, I have three AP classes right now (Which is the maximum you can have in my school, unless you take AP art) and it really does stress you. If you don't manage your time well or outline your priorities, you won't necessarily slip in other classes, but you might slip in those AP classes. (Such as the case was for me).

^Mine was an interesting case since I "dropped" AP history but my counselors wouldn't let me, so I entered the class with an F, behind everyone since I had to make up 2 weeks of work. Because of that, I focused mostly on that AP class; thus, I started to fall in my other AP classes that also demanded a lot of, even though I should've been acing them. So really, if you do take all those AP classes, you need to prioritize your time and stick to schedule.

Anyways, you shouldn't count on AP classes as a gpa reservoir. I'm not sure how the grading system is in your school and classes, but as for mine, (at least in the AP classes,) it's really harsh, barely anyone gets an A. (I think there's 3 As total in 2 whole APUSH classes, maybe 1-2 A's in AP english and AP BIO).

^However, despite that, it'll still look better to colleges if you take AP classes, for a B in an AP class trumps an A in a non-AP regular class.

But anyways, despite all that, you learn so much in AP classes. It's up to you if you care enough about learning and improving your schools to take it (and if you think you can handle it). In the beginning of the year, I dropped AP english and switched to a regular class, but I swear, that class was just an insult to anyone's intelligence. It was soooooooooooo stupid I swear; I did more work in 8th grade honors english than that stupid class. It drove me crazy so I automatically transferred out, even though that meant making up summer work. All in all, it was worth it. My AP english class now is very very enlightening.

I also heard that some colleges don't really count APs as college credit, but that's if you score like a 3 or something. Some colleges want only 5s, and maybe 4s, but I'm not quite sure which colleges do nor the classes.

What's APES anyways?