<p>Im not taking either of the classes, but i would really like to take one of the tests in order to place out of intro english at college. AP Lit. gets more credit than AP Lang., but idk wut is possible for me to at least get a 4 on. I got a 660 in SAT Reading, 760 in SAT Writing, 32 in ACT reading, 34 on ACT english. I really dont feel like putting hundreds of hours of studying into this test, but i will study a fair amount. Which one should i take and get a least a 4 on?</p>
<p>i know this might sound dumb but which one would you be better at?...are you good with rhetorical devices or are you more of an analysis person? i took ap lang and comp last year but opted to skip the ap exam because i could not remember all the rhetorical devices and am not a good writer under a short time span. i heard the test was hard even though as a class we practiced many multiple choices sections and did a couple practice essays. i think comp would be the harder one (i decided not to take ap lit this year) only because its a lot of reading, writing, and analysis; while ap lit is basically analysis and writing of poetry, etc...</p>
<p>I have taken the AP Comp test, and I did not think that it was that bad. It was essentially like a buffed up version of the SAT reading and writing. In fact, depending on how you were taught, you might actually think the AP Comp reading sections are slightly easier than the SAT reading sections. I did. The writing is much more complex, though. If you think you're strong in English, you might as well give it a shot. What's an $80 gamble when the payoff is about $1500 if you do well?</p>
<p>by Comp do you mean AP English Composition and Literature or AP English Language and Composition</p>
<p>I took AP Language and Composition (what "Comp" refers to) last year and I am currently taking AP Literature and Composition. </p>
<p>Language and Comp really address the writing/critical analysis of language. If you're a strong writer, then this works to your advantage since you could write convincing essays that address the prompts. The course is more about analyzing and breaking down written English and I felt that you don't have to have any prior knowledge about the book as long as you master the skills to effectively analyze and write about a the excerpt of the book on the exam. Of course, if you read a novel and then it happens to be on the exam, this would only help, but understanding the use of rhetoric, exemplification and other literary devices and styles of writing is really what the course is about. It also addresses language aside from literature, such as the language of speeches, poetry, plays, etc.</p>
<p>AP Literature and Composition is about literature, obviously. Again, being a strong writer is important, but I feel this course demands being well-read in diverse literary works. Having taken Lang & Comp is helpful in picking up uses of language (what's effective and what isn't) but the literature course discusses ideas that go beyond the words and the purpose of the author using them. My teacher is fantastic and she's taught a lot about theme, allusion, etc. We've covered stuff from Hamlet to T.S. Eliot already. This course seems like it would be much more difficult to self-study. Even an avid reader may miss some of nuanced examples of literature simply because someone hasn't pointed out that sparrows aren't just a bird or a bowl being used as a symbol of sexual frustration.</p>
<p>I've heard that AP Lang & Comp is the most taken exam by students who didn't take the course, but I would definitely check to see what the colleges your interested in accept.</p>
<p>Hope this helped.</p>