<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I'm taking AP Lang/Comp this year as junior. I asked the AP instructor if it was possible to get a 5. She said it was impossible and rare. WOW, thanks for the heart-warming confidence! She also said 4's are uncommon too. -_-</p>
<p>How many of you guys got 5's, and what did you do?</p>
<p>I pretty sure if you study/do your work, ask questions, and pay attention in class you can get a 5.</p>
<p>My D received a 5 on this exam in 2009, so it is possible. Just make sure to pay close attention to what is being asked and organize your thoughts before writing your essays. Good luck!</p>
<p>Me and two of my friends who took the class last year all got 5s.</p>
<p>i got a 5 with zero preparation…it’s really not difficult compared to other APs</p>
<p>Well it’s definitely not impossible, cause I did it. </p>
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<p>Its definitely possible. The majority of my class (including myself) got 5’s on it. There’s a huge curve, so Multiple Choice isn’t an issue, and the writing is really formulaic.</p>
<p>I took AP Euro as a freshmen without ever reading the textbook. I skimmed, but never read word by word. Thanks to learning how to write essays in a couple days, I got a 4. I also crammed 4 days before the exam. <<< Not a good idea at all. </p>
<p>I’m definitely not doing that this year, hahaha.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies all, I appreciate it. Should I get a prep book? I didn’t buy a prep book for Euro, BTW.</p>
<p>I got a 5 without much prep. Mostly just be aware of the various types of appeals in writing (ethos, pathos, logos) and the vocabulary that goes along with certain types of writing. For instance, persuasion might involve repetition, juxtaposition, or analogies. Satire might involve irony, exaggeration, allusion, or symbolism. Expository might involve imagery, exemplification, compare/contrast, causation, definition, etc. I don’t really know what else… I read some sample essays on the AP central website the night before the exam too. Plan before you write your essays, and just know how to formulate a good argument. Also, some of my friends said they ran out of time on the exam, so try to get a good reading and writing pace where you don’t feel overly rushed.</p>
<p>Nah, you don’t need one. They’re pretty pointless for AP Lang, except if you need a lot of work on Multiple Choice. You can’t grade your own essay so its not helpful in that regard.</p>
<p>Thanks (all) ^^. </p>
<p>I’ll make sure to ask questions and pay attention to rhetorical devices, mechanics, etc. I’m aiming for a 5.</p>
<p>I was thinking of creating a study group at my school. It should help with prep right? Hah, if anybody would actually join that is…</p>
<p>It’s not impossible but the percentage of people receiving 5’s is very low. I got a 5, so it is definitely possible.</p>
<p>ok, i really need some help with AP Lang. i signed up for it next year but i dont really think i have had the prep and exp. to survive in this class. i barely made it out of 10th grade eng. honors with a 94 but i got the second easiest teacher ever, we only had 6 ESSAYS the whole year. my grades were a B,C+,B,C, A, AND C. yeah, itold you i need help. the only reason i got an A in the class was because i sompleted all the assignemnts and did fairly well on the tests. dont know if this will help but on my most recent SAT practice essay, my prep teacher gave it an 11, but the AP lang test is propbably sturctured differently. so can someone give me a detailed explanation of what the test is( like how is it structured), how to get an A in the class, and anything you found helpful like any prep books. thanks CC’ers, you guys are the best</p>
<p>To get a 5, you just need to understand passages at 60% accuracy and write three average essays.</p>
<p>10.9% of students who took the AP English Language Exam in 2012 got 5s.
20.2% got 4s </p>
<p>[Advanced</a> Placement English Language and Composition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement_English_Language_and_Composition]Advanced”>AP English Language and Composition - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>A 5 in AP Language Exam is not as rare as your instructor might make it sound. I personally thought the AP Literature exam was much harder.</p>
<p>Cant comment on the comp, but i know ppl who hav scored a 5 on that.</p>
<p>I got a 4. You should probably just do a few practice passages to get a feel of what the exam is like. Otherwise, if you know a few literary terms and have a decent understanding of history, essays are no challenge.</p>
<p>LOL. “impossible and rare”. Which one is it? If it is “rare”, then it can’t be “impossible”. I’m sure if you practice, you can get at least a 4.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not impossible. I got a 5 and I thought I had done pretty badly when I finished. There has to be a curve</p>
<p>can someone answer my question on page one</p>
<p>Dream4Life, I got a 5, this this is what i did
I did nothing. </p>
<p>Going to your question, though. Regarding your grades, i have no idea if your teacher is hard (students get Bs but consistently score 4+ on aps). That being said, as far as the test structure is concerned, the multiple choice is very similar to the critical reading section of the SAT. A little harder, a little more abstract, but curved more generously obviously. No real vocab questions, maybe some diction qs. That’s weighted 45%, so the next part is slightly more important</p>
<p>The essays are pretty easy. I believe it begins with the synthesis (like a dbq), where you respond to an open-ended prompt using your own knowledge and reasoning, along with provided sources. Then it’s the rhetorical analysis, which is, well, a rhetorical analysis of some essay, speech, broadcast, etc. to break down the use of language to achieve some purpose. Last is the personal response (very similar to act/sat prompt), where you just respond to a prompt with only your own reasoning.
It’s really not a difficult exam, and honestly, you can’t really prep for it all that much. You can, if you spend a lot of time on it, but nonetheless, you probably don’t need to.</p>