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@Breadsticks418
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 • a year ago •
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Are AP and Honors Classes On my Application Enough For Prestigious Colleges?
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Hello,

I'm currently a freshman in high school. Sophomore year I'll be taking honors classes and hopefully AP mixed with honors classes my junior year. I was wondering if taking 2-3 honors and 1-2 AP classes would be enough for me to at least be considered into a prestigious college.

If not, how many advance classes should I be taking each year? Also, what are some things that I should do to make my application stand out?

Thanks.

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@SilverDragon
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 • a year ago

This CollegeVine article has answered this question already:

https://blog.collegevine.com/how-many-ap-classes-should-you-take#:~:text=1)%20Your%20dream%20schools,5%2D8%20will%20usually%20suffice.

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