AP Lang

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hey everyone, hope youre having a great winter break

anyway our gc’s told us that we would be starting course selection after break and im really worried about ap lang (im a sophomore going into junior)

so my honors eng 10 teacher also teaches ap lang along with another teacher and i cant stand my english teacher i have right now i mean her class is so hard and i have a b+ right now because of two pop quizzes which i got a 53 and 58 in (the quizzes were on great gatsby chapters and i read the chapters it’s just our teacher is REALLY specific)

i want to major in linguistics and i know that i need to take ap lang but im terrified of getting my english teacher from this year the other english teacher is apparently so chill so i have a 50/50 chance of getting her but idk if i should take the chance

im really scared of ap lang ruining my gpa if i get the teacher i have this year and i always try to follow the teacher’s instructions on essays but i always get the same grade

if im getting a b+ in honors eng, should i take ap lang???

ps ill also be taking accelerated precalc, apush, ap psych, hon spanish 4, hon chem, latin 2

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If you want to go into linguistics, I would definitely recommend you take AP Lang, despite your concerns over the teacher. Any interest in going into an English-related field for a career means you would enjoy AP Lang. If you truly love the material, you can learn to do well in the class without relying on an easy teacher. After all, is it really a bad teacher if you didn’t do well on two pop quizzes of hers?

In short, I say take AP Lang. I took it last year and can say it was a tough exam but highly rewarding. My writing and reading skills improved greatly over the year. And since you’ve indicated interest in going into a related field, I’d say go for it. Best of luck!