[my_papaya]

^You have TAs in high school? :blink:

Okay, I've started typing this about 3 times now; I don't know why I haven't posted a response yet. So freaking ADD.

Umm...you probably shouldn't take more than one. It's good to have some sop colleges see you challanged yourself some, but take one next year, then see how it goes to decide how many to take senior year. If you haven't even been taking honors classes, there's just no way you'll be prepared to deal with it. Most people I know who took only one AP class last year coming from CP and/or honors classes got a bit overwhelmed and did fairly badly in it. Last year (as a junior), I took two AP classes, and because I'd taken mainly gifted classes and a couple of honors before that, I got A's in them both, but it was still considerably harder. It is a lot of work, and teachers are generally disinclined to sympathize with students' complaints.

Also, don't take APUSH. If you're having these doubts about whether APs are worth it, it's not likely the best one to start with. There's a lot of stuff to learn, and the multiple choice tests are remarkably difficult. I actually like history, and got one of the best grades in the class (barely managed an A both semesters)...and still got a 2 on the AP test, which will get me credit nowhere.

Plus, I'm starting to think that it's a myth that college admissions-wise you're better off with a B in a harder class than an easier one. But that's a whole different personal rant...that a whole lot of people I know can relate to.

I'm a senior now, and by the time I graduate, and by the time I graduate, I'll have taken 7 AP classes. I have 4 per semester this year, and it definitely keeps senior year from being as fun as it's supposed to be. AP calculus aside, APUSH tests are still harder than any others.

What is English III, by the way? I thought the only two English APs were literature/language and composition.