AP Spanish -senior year importance?

Applying to College
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<p>right now, I'm taking AP Spanish and I am a senior. Last year, I took honors spanish, which is a joke class. All we did in that class last year was watch movies, listen to the teacher recall scary stories in ENGLISH, and work on crossword puzzles for vocabulary. We did not have many writing assignments at all (only like 3 for the entire year). We relearned many of the same things we had learned the previous year, such as subjunctive, etc and the quizzes/tests were extremely easy (fill-in the blank style). On all of the tests, I got As.</p>

<p>However, AP Spanish year is proving to be extremely difficult mostly due to what we did last year. Many of the kids in my AP spanish class were ahead of me in spanish by one year and took a hispanic literature course, which read spanish novels. They were very able to digest information very easily, compared to the students in my class last year. In AP Spanish, my writing is below par, and I often get 5/9 or 6/9 on some essays. My reading ability and vocabulary are also not up to par. I ended up getting an 86 in that class, a B. This quarter is not going particularly well, so I might not end up getting a B+ for the first semester.</p>

<p>How much will this class hurt me for colleges? It's not all my fault that I'm doing badly, because I felt that I did not have adequate preparation in my previous course to make such a jump. I have always gotten As in spanish and have felt that it was my strong point, but not anymore. I needed to take this AP course because I needed to have a stronger schedule compared to last year. Last year, I took 3 APs and I'm taking 4 APs. I will not be majoring in a language in college. I also hope colleges realize that kids often get the lowest grades in foreign languages. </p>

<p>So, will this be a huge problem? I'm applying to top schools, and have gotten straight As throughout high school. This year has not been going as smoothly as previous years, because the classes are hard! (and I also got a D on a paper)</p>

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<p>bob, did you read what other adcoms say about Senior year grades. They said a B is fine.</p>

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<p>My son has even gotten C's in Spanish, but he really wants to learn the language. Last spring, as a junior, he was visiting a college and asked to sit in on a 3rd year Spanish class. And guess what? He understood every word of it. Spanish is something that can be combined with many majors to make you a more marketable person. Don't give up!</p>

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<p>In my AP Spanish class, I don't think a single person made less than a 4 on the AP test, but then again, we were all native speakers. Even AP Spanish Lit was easy for everyone. I never realized how hard it was to learn a Spanish for other people, though. =/ But I admire you want to learn. Keep going!</p>

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<p>chill, a B in AP Span will not hurt you, even at Harvard.</p>

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<p>I wish my honors courses were as easy as yours :-/</p>

<p>in my opinion, a B in an AP class is rather good! (Granted, I've gotten B's in all my APs) but you are clearly challenging yourself. A->B is no big deal, but A->C is a little more worrysome.</p>

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<p>Alan, as you WELL KNOW, I also got a B in AP Spanish. And still got into all the schools you are shooting for, so stop freaking out.</p>

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<p>haha bobmallet i cant believe how incredibly similar our situations are right now. A last year in honors, and now a B this year in AP spanish. it's good to know that most people seem to think its not too big of a deal</p>