<p>i have to take either one of them but i cant take both :(</p>
<p>i can probably pass both, but neither w/ flying colors (maybe w/ 3's or 4's)...coincidentally (and somewhat ironically), i may pursue a major in compsci and minor in spanish in college</p>
<p>basically, i want to know which test i should take and which area of study should i "restart" in in college</p>
<p>Wait… do you mean take the TEST or the CLASS? There’s a reschedule day for the APCS exam… you take the Spanish one first, and then on makeup day you take the apcs exam. That way you can take both.</p>
<p>im referring to the test…(the apcs and the spanish lang test are being offered at the same time)</p>
<p>im not really sure if i want to take any of the tests on makeup days b/c of the cost and of the inconvenience…also i feel like it would be best if i could just take an introductory course at the university instead of taking the AP test…yet i want to minimize course load too so i still want to take ONE of those</p>
<p>I would take the test on a makeup day. You can still take the college course, but I always side with taking AP tests.</p>
<p>I’m not sure whether you’re a junior or senior. It makes a bit of difference in my reply.</p>
<p>First, I think that closure is important for any course/program we take. The AP exam grade serves as feedback to us on how well we’ve done, and it’s a matter of personal pride.</p>
<p>If for some reason you have time to study for only one exam, then I think that the Spanish AP is the more important. Since you’re planning to continue with Spanish in college, you do not want to end up in a class with fellow students whose spanish skills are at a level below yours. It can impact your spanish language progress negatively. That said, your college would most likely require a placement exam for advanced language courses. Your AP test results might help (or perhaps hurt) in the placement process, but generally I think the placement process would proceed without regard to your high school spanish grades or the AP.</p>
<p>I would not recommend that you use your high school CS course and follow-up AP exam as the basis of skipping CS introductory courses in college. College CS will invariably be one or two notches above in scope and depth than high school CS. Skipping core college courses is likely to create gaps.</p>
<p>Now if you’re a junior and you are planning to stress the AP courses in your college applications, then AP exam grades (especially if they are 5s) would suggest to the admission committee that your AP course was rigorous and that you’ve mastered the subject. Taking the AP exams in this case is tactical – just make sure you can get at least a 4 and preferably a 5.</p>