First kid 10, second kid 11. But these will be school dependent based on number allowed per grade and overall AP courses offered.

No magic number, just need to be able to have most rigorous box checked and a GPA that puts kid in top couple of percent of class as part of a holistic rubric - test scores, recommendations, ECs.

Anonymous wrote:Why are schools so worried about letting bright 9th graders take AP tests? My 9th grader is taking AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Physics 1, and AP US Government. Based on mock tests, he will easily get 5s on all of them.

yes, plus some schools make you take Calc AB before BC, so you have to take Calc AB as a freshman, and Calc BC as a sophomore. There are 4 history AP's so you usually will have that taken as a freshman. So a bright 9th grader should be taking at a minimum AP Calc AB/BC, a history (Gov/APUSH/World/Euro), a science (Physics/Chem/Bio/Comp Sci) and an elective (Econ/Psych).

Anonymous wrote:16 AP's, plus 60 credits from local college

Where’d they go to college? (Or get in?)

Not confined to Top 20, but for the overall population:

By 2024,
46,316 students had taken 9 AP Exams
31,055 had 10 exams
20,506 had 11 exams
12,978 had 12 exams
8,131 had 13 exams
4,843 had 14 exams
2,838 had 15 exams
1,574 had16 exams
873 had 17 exams
477 had 18 exams
223 had 19 exams
125 had 20 exams
61 had 21 exams
34 had 22 exams
11 had 23 exams
7 had 24 exams,
9had 25 exams
1 had 29 exams
1 Student had 30 exams or more

16 AP's, plus 60 credits from local college

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are schools so worried about letting bright 9th graders take AP tests? My 9th grader is taking AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Physics 1, and AP US Government. Based on mock tests, he will easily get 5s on all of them.

what school system is this? I have seen kids take 2 APs in 9th grade, but never 4, and definitely not AP physics which is one of the hardest ones.

AP Physics 1 is the “easy” physics. Only requires algebra and can be taken with no prior high school level physics class with no problem.

7 to T10

Assuming this includes post-AP classes like multivariable calculus and linear algebra that aren't technically AP but weighted the same, my kids in AP-heavy competitive public took 14 and 13.

1+2+5+6 and 0+2+5+6 when the school stopped allowing AP in 9th grade.

Completely dependent on the school and what's available. Admission officers evaluate each application in the context of what is available to a student at their SPECIFIC high school. The answer to your question could be anywhere from 0-12. Talk to your schools college counselor, they will have a more definitive answer for you. This is not something DCUM can accurately give you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are schools so worried about letting bright 9th graders take AP tests? My 9th grader is taking AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Physics 1, and AP US Government. Based on mock tests, he will easily get 5s on all of them.

what school system is this? I have seen kids take 2 APs in 9th grade, but never 4, and definitely not AP physics which is one of the hardest ones.

Basis.

Anonymous wrote:Why are schools so worried about letting bright 9th graders take AP tests? My 9th grader is taking AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Physics 1, and AP US Government. Based on mock tests, he will easily get 5s on all of them.

what school system is this? I have seen kids take 2 APs in 9th grade, but never 4, and definitely not AP physics which is one of the hardest ones.

Why are schools so worried about letting bright 9th graders take AP tests? My 9th grader is taking AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Physics 1, and AP US Government. Based on mock tests, he will easily get 5s on all of them.

6 - that was all that was offered at their school

12 0,3,4,5

Kids aren't allowed to take any AP classes freshman year, are limited in sophomore year and have strict prereqs otherwise. This was a max rigor schedule

Anonymous wrote:None. Our private school does have advanced courses but no APs. They make their own curriculum versus using College Board so they are college-level but not certified APs. If I counted the advanced courses that would be AP-like, it would be 8 through senior year.

GPA 3.8 (no weighting). SAT 1500.

what college acceptances if you dont mind. this is my kids stats