Is 4 AP's enough in the context of my school?
My school is a public school that does not allow students to take APs their freshman or sophomore year (sophomores can take AP computer science only if they took the prerequisite computer science course freshman year). They offer in the humanities: APUSH, AP Gov, AP lit and AP lang. In math and science they offer Calc AB and BC and AP bio, AP chem, and APES. The rest of the AP's offered are art based.
I took AP lang my junior year and am taking AP gov, AP lit and APES my senior year. My question is, is this enough for having a chance at an ivy league school or top school like UCLA, Duke, UMich etc.
The number of AP courses you take has value beyond just the amount of courses the school offers. It also depends what major or concentration you plan on pursuing; for example, if you plan to be a history major, taking an AP Calc course wouldn't be viewed as highly as taking both APUSH and AP Gov. In general, though, colleges just want a generally rigorous curriculum for their students. They want to see that you've taken most, if not all, opportunities your school/county offers to challenge yourself. I can't judge how "good" your course load is because I don't know how many AP courses other students take at your school, either. A lot of factors go into it!
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