Do colleges care a lot about how many APs and Honors classes you took?

Question

Do they care more for you grades that you received in your classes or the number of challenging classes you took?

Answer 1

If you took more challenging classes, it will help you on your placement tests. If you excelled in those classes, your GPA from high school will get a boost and you're likeliness of getting accepted is greater. As far as AP tests go, if you get a score of a three, I believe, you can actually place higher in classes. Like, I took an AP calc class, if I would have received a three on the exam, I could have taken Calculus 2 in college. I would have skipped AND got credit for Calculus 1.

Does this make sense?

Answer 2

I'm guessing it depends what college you want to go to. If you're looking at an elite school (Ivy League, Stanford, Duke, the like), they're probably not going to care if you get straight A's without taking honors/AP classes. And if you struggle in those honor/AP classes, that won't help much either.

I'd say your best bet would be to take more challenging classes--if you think you can do well in them. But don't forget all the extras---test scores, clubs, sports, community service. Whatever your strengths are, be sure to play that up.

But that's just my humble opinion.

Answer 3

Most colleges dont really care about AP or Honors courses that you may have taken in Highshool or Prepitory Schools. They sometimes go back to a lower grade class to find what they are looking for, its not always grades that they are looking at it could be the way you conducted yourself in the class room. with fellow class mates and the teaching staff. So dont be to overly conserned about your grades or how many AP or Honor classes you took.

Answer 4

They do care, but it's not going to be their decision maker. AP classes are supposed to be at a college level, so taking them in high school shows that you're able to do well in a college environment. I'd say to take them anyway. The AP classes in high school are so much easier than the 101 classes in college. It's worth the hard senior year just to place out of these requirements in college.

Answer 5

Depends on the college or university. Generally, the more selective the school, the more they look for how many AP courses a student completed in relationship to how many were offered. (The more selective colleges ask the h.s. counselor for this information.) Also, the AP courses should lead to higher scores on the specialty tests that the more selective also use in the equation.

Answer 6

AP and Honors courses are but two of many factors that a college/university will take into consideration upon selecting students. Grades, ACT/SAT scores, extra-curricular activities, and work experience all play a part in how colleges select students.

Answer 7

wut the high school tells u is totally different than how it is........ ap/honors classes can help u place better but other than that the grades dont mean jack (curse word) ........ but u can still learn the same thing from just reg. college prep classes or wutever (it is same thing just not as fast paced as honors/ap) only like top top colleges would look at the grades but if ur going to community college or non-ivy league school they could care less if u took girls 101 or anatomy

Answer 8

I think it depends on the school you're applying to. The more prestigious the school, the more they'll look at the classes you took. Because everyone is usually on the same level as far as grades go so they have to look closer. If you're applying to a state school where pretty much anyone can gte into, I don't think it really matters.

Answer 9

yes they do colleges care about that stuff a lot