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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP, it depends on a number of variables. There is no one-size-fits-all answer.

Setting that aside, I would say, [i]ideally[/i]: AP calculus (AB or BC), one of APUSH or AP Euro, one of bio/chem/physics, one of AP Lang or Lit, AP foreign lang. And then more for a total of, say, 8.

That said, I have two kids at T10s. Of the above list, kid #1 took AB, APUSH and AP Euro, AP Physics 1, dual enrollment English, and had a total of 11 APs/DE. Kid #2 took DE multivariable, both APUSH and AP Euro, AP Physics C, and had a total of 8 APs/DE, including AB/BC/stats, so four of his weighted courses were math.

What to take from these particular anecdotes: you don't need ALL subjects if you have sufficient rigor overall. Neither of my kids took AP foreign lang, both only had through level 3 foreign lang. Neither took AP Lang or Lit, though both had two rigorous AP history courses, which provides some decent reading/writing. One had dual enrollment English which may substitute for AP Lang/Lit and the other had post-AP math. Both had high SAT scores (1550+), one had all As, one had a single B.

Feels like there's probably an algorithm somewhere that accounts for all these academic pieces. Wish we had access to that.[/quote]

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