studying abroad, for one semester Options

[pink.x.r0se]

so i'm studying in a different country for half the school year next year (my junior year), so i can't take any ap's. my guidance counselor told me that that's okay, and that going to study abroad will look so much better in my college search (i want to get into a really good college, preferably ivy league). However, my friend is insisting to me that i basically won't get into college because of lack of ap's.
what do you think?

-edit-
i've taken two ap's from freshman/sophomore year, and am planning to just take more senior year

[*paperplane*]

If you weren't taking any, it's be another story, but if you still take a decent amount it shouldn't be a big deal. My school didn't offer AP's for freshman or sophomore when I was an underclassmen, and I still had friends get into Ivies. If they can overlook it because of a lack of school offerings, they'll overlook it because of a lack of being in the country.