<p>I'm a junior with a freshman bro who really needs help. He REALLY wants to go to harvard and HATES spanish. </p>
<p>He got an A- in Spanish 2 this year, which is a pretty hard course for a freshman. He wants to take Spanish 3 over the summer and AP Spanish next year...then be DONE. However, AP is super hard and he goes in with hopes of a B, but 50/50 chance of maybe getting a C.</p>
<p>The only reason he needs to do AP is becuz of college. We really need advice, our counselor is a prick.</p>
<p>i think he should take spanish 3 during the regular school year instead of rushing during the summer so that he will have a better foundation for 4 and it will be an easier class. then he might enjoy it more.</p>
<p>Thing is...Spanish is his worst subject other than math. Also, the teacher is generally acknowledged as the toughest one in the entire school (She was born and raised in Spain).</p>
<p>since he's going to have this teacher anyways, wouldn't he rather have her with a solid background, instead of some halfbaked summer school lessons? plus, my ap teacher was the toughest in school and born spanish yet i found her to be the best. i think he'll struggle and hate spanish even more if he rushes and doesn't understand everything.</p>
<p>Spanish is hard at your school? Well, some at my school think it's hard, but I think it's easy...Anyway, if he really dislikes Spanish, he should take a different language if possible...Is there just one teacher?...This is an interesting predicament...I'm in Spanish IV right now, and I have about a 98...But the thing is, my Spanish teacher, Senora Morales, is not Spanish...Her husband is Cuban, and she's American (Her parents, I believe, came from Italy)...It's usually easier to have a teacher who speaks Spanish as a secong language, although in Spanish II, when I was in 8th grade, my teacher, who I believe was from Puerto Rico, used mainly Spanish the whole year...We did a lot that year, most of which we re-covered in Spanish III...Sorry to go off on a tangent...But anyway, your brother should probably drop Spanish if it is causing him problems. If he isn't passionate about the subject, he probably won't perform well in higher levels...</p>
<p>AP Spanish is such a wonderful learning experience. You really learn how to speak Spanish well, which is obviously a plus, and you learn how to listen to rapid Spanish and write great essays. I've improved so much in Spanish and I'm definitely at the next level in terms of my Spanish acquiring career. I know several people in my class who are only taking AP Spanish for "college" - and needless to say, they are doing the worst.</p>
<p>ditto to whoever said the AP was easy, but just remember to mark that you're not a native speaker (if that's the case)</p>
<p>also--I'm not exactly sure on Harvard's policy but I know at Princeton a 5 on the AP gets you out of the foreign language requirement there. I think a good SATII score does the same. I have heard, however, that the foreign language program at H is pretty good and it's worth it to take a language there even if you test out.</p>
<p>I found it extremely easy, but I've taken Spanish since elementary school and can speak fluently. If you've done well in Spanish throughout school, it should be a piece of cake.</p>