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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it even possible to take 17 APs?[/quote]

yes.

"why" is another question.[/quote]

Agreed...any parent that would sanction that type of behavior is nuts....and you don't need papers to prove it.....

Ivy league interviewers here......8-11 MAX...[b]anything more would raise serious questions[/b].....[/quote]

Genuinely curious... [b]what questions would be raised? What impression would this give, exactly[/b]?[/quote]

Unbalanced applicant, NP BTW.

Probably one of the most detrimental perceptions of Asian students.  [/quote]

Thanks. I hadn't considered that. DD (currently in 8th grade) is planning her HS schedule and she wants to do 15 total AP exams (not 15 classes, several exams[b] via self-study[/b]). I wasn't sure this sounded like a good plan from the outset, but now that I know it will be detrimental to her for university admissions that is another concern. My oldest niece did 13 plus several extra-curriculars, which I think is why DD finds this reasonable, but now I can use this info to guide her to a more appropriate number.

[b]We don't happen to be Asian, but I can't imagine that would matter.[/b] The number of APs is probably appropriate or not regardless of the applicant's race/ethnicity.

[b]Part of me doesn't want to discourage DD from striving to do her best academically[/b] and taking a tough courseload, but I appreciate the perspectives from parents of older kids who are saying it's a better idea to reduce the number she plans to take. [b]I think I will have her cut her list nearly in half. Would that be more reasonable?[[/b]/quote]

My two cents:

1) self-studying to raise the number of APs is a bad idea. Particularly when it's clear the applicant already has enough APs. 
2) Asian thing matters more than you think b/c so many of them do it -- your DC just becomes "one of them" with nothing separates your DC from other Asian kids.  
3) You should NEVER discourage your kid from striving to do her best. Nothing wrong with striving to be the best... just don't force it. 
4) No right number or wrong number of APs... Each kid is different.

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