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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are most of the APs taken as Juniors and Seniors? My child is a sophomore in a humanities focused test-in program in MCPS.  He is taking one AP as a sophomore and the rest of his classes are honors.  The school/program doesn’t really allow more than that. Next year he definitely has to take at least two APs as part of his program but it will be the first opportunity to take any additional ones (possibly Bio and Calc). 4 APs seems like so much/too much. But is that the only way to take a rigorous enough schedule?  He is aiming for a selective liberal arts college.  [/quote]

No they start in 9th grade with AP world history.[/quote]

Some MCPS allow kids to start APs in 9th. Others don’t. All that matters for this question is what the norm is for your student’s school and how they compare to that norm. [/quote]

Not in my child's school/program.  There are no APs until 10th (and then just one) and then two or more starting in 11th.  [/quote]

What school is this?

Your kid will be at a disadvantage to other students in the same area if they are taking APs starting in 9th grade.

It's not true that you're just competing against students in your school. You're really competing with students in your greater area.

Unless you're at a Magnet school. Then you are competing with the other kids in your school (who are considered the best of the best).[/quote]

It's a magnet program within a high school.  [/quote]
Ask the program coordinator if there is a profile for your child’s program that gets sent to colleges in addition to the high school profile.  This might list the number of AP exams students take and even how they do. 
My child is in a similar program and took 2 AP exams in 10th grade, 4 exams in 11th grade. He is taking 5 AP classes but only plans to take 1 AP exam and did mention this in his college application. He is not sweating it. He has AP test scores for English, History, Science and Math. No need to go overboard. He has found the AP classes tend to be rigorous and wanted to take AP literature rather than honors English for that reason (he loves English) but does not see a need to take the AP exam. 
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