[nabs-l] The Next Few Years of My Life

[Lizzy]

Hi Ahbee,
Taking four APs at once is doable, but also quite stressful.  I 
would recommend looking at your social, academic and 
extracurricular schedule to see how much time you'll have to 
devote to each class.  Also, remember that you'll want to make 
time to visit/research colleges  so that you can be ready to 
apply in the fall of your senior year.  I personally took 3 each 
year because I was very involved in extracurricular activities.  
Not to mention, some of the APs that I chose were especially 
challenging because I'm not a huge fan of math or science.  If 
you choose to go the AP route, be sure to take a mix of classes 
that you'll enjoy, and that will challenge you (this is very 
similar to how you'll choose your courses in college).  Sometimes 
you'll find both qualities in one class.

HTH,
Lizzy

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Ahbee Orton <ahbeeorton at yahoo.com
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Date sent: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 06:59:17 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] The Next Few Years of My Life

How many AP courses did you take at once, if you took any? It 
would be a lot to take four courses, but did you do that at one 
time?


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 On Dec 4, 2016, at 6:40 PM, Lizzy via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
wrote:

 Hi Ahbee,
 The advice that you've received thus far is great, I just want 
to add that doing things early is good but not at all necessary 
in this case.  I'm definitely someone who believes in high 
standards, working hard, pushing yourself etc.  but there really 
is no need to finish high school early or attend a training 
center during your senior year of what would have been high 
school.  Bear in mind, I'm not sure how old you are but let's 
just say that you'd be 17 during your senior year.  You have to 
decide what that might look like for you socially at a training 
center, academically in terms of AP credits that you'd 
potentially be missing out on and economically if those classes 
could have saved you money.  I'd also just like to add that in my 
experience, the advanced placement courses in themselves prepared 
me for college in ways that others did not.  It's not just about 
the credits, it's about the expectations of the course (which may 
force you to change your study habits), and the style of the 
classes (which may vary slightly depending on your school).  
Teachers really do try to make it a simulation of the college 
classroom and that is something that I'd highly recommend taking 
advantage of if you can, because it lessens the learning curve of 
college when you get there.  I definitely think training is a 
good idea, but I don't necessarily think that graduating high 
school early is in this case.  However, that largely depends on 
you, so like Miso said, do what makes you feel comfortable.
 HTH,
 Lizzy

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