My feedAdmissions Advice
3
@inaju2003
8 answers, 52 votes
 • 3 years ago •
Admissions Advice

AP/IB/Honors
Answered

I am a rising senior from India. My school doesn't offer AP, IB, or Honors courses. I am definitely too poor to take APs, they cost like INR 17,000. I used the chancing simulator, and it's showing me dismal chances. All other aspects are either strong or excellent, but they are asking me to take lots of AP/IB/Honors classes. That is impossible for me, so what should I do now?

honors-classes
12th
IB
AP
3
6

Earn karma by helping others:

1 karma for each ⬆️ upvote on your answer, and 20 karma if your answer is marked accepted.

3 answers

3
Accepted Answer
@Haneesha
17 answers, 47 votes
 • 3 years ago[edited]

I asked the same question and click the link below to see the answers...

https://www.collegevine.com/questions/15176/course-works

Hope this helps!

3
[🎤 AUTHOR]@inaju20033 years ago

Thank you so much! I was so worried.

2
@EssayMan
89 answers, 99 votes
 • 3 years ago

Hey! If you are talking about the cost of the AP Exams, the College Board has something that you can apply for to get them for free if your family's income is low enough.

However, I do not think this will hurt your chances a whole lot. Colleges take into consideration what courses your high school offers. Just try to get good grades in the classes you do have, participate in lots of extra-curriculars, community service, etc. Another great thing you can do is to write about your financial hardship in your essays in your college applications. I know it seems like an annoying thing to do, but they love stuff like that.

2
[🎤 AUTHOR]@inaju20033 years ago

Getting a fee reduction would be awesome! I'll look into that. Thanks.

2
@Rosasanchez
16 answers, 37 votes
 • 3 years ago

Hey, I'm an international student too. I also don't have any AP/IB/Honors courses. As international students, it actually doesn't matter for us while applying to colleges. You have to get a good score (85% plus ) on your respective board exam. You can clarify this information by going on to your target University's website, go to the international section, click on India and check the requirements. The score varies with each University, so be sure to check it out!

With respect to your issue with your chancing simulator, you can check out @Haneesha 's answer.

Hope this helps (:

2
[🎤 AUTHOR]@inaju20033 years ago

Hi! I'm doing ISC, it's pretty rigorous, I guess. Let's hope for the best:) Haneesha's answer actually restored my courage.

What are your chances of acceptance?

Calculate for all schools

Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
UCLA
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)
Add more factors ›

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works