<p>I keep hearing that people self study for these kind of Tests, therefore if I would like to do AP exam for Latin and I have already took Latin for two years, should I do fine?</p>
<p>its hard to say, because ap tests are pretty challenging. If you feel confident about that language then yes you should. The number of years you study the language doesn’t make a difference. Its based on whether you know the concepts or not. I would recommend you to go to the library and check out a book on ap latin and take a practice test from it. If you see you did decent or well on it, then go for it. If you didn’t do well but you think you can study on your own for it and do well, then by all means go for it. Otherwise I wouldn’t recommend it. </p>
<p>and just to tell you regular latin is a little easier then ap latin. In regular you lean the basics of speaking and reading and writing. But for ap they give you complex things, like reading long passages and analyzing them for answers. Im not trying to discourage you, im just warning you. But at the end if you don’t have to pay for the test, then it wouldn’t hurt to take it. </p>
<p>It’s easy to not get 1’s, but is difficult enough that 5 should be very challenging for people who self study the material</p>
<p>Ask yourself this one question, has anyone said they were self studying for the Latin exam? I hear it is one of the toughest tests. Get an AP study guide and take a practice test. That should give you a good idea if you are ready.</p>
<p>Unless you are really trying to save money in college by taking AP tests (you know for a fact that you will probably go to a school that accepts them), I don’t really see the point to self-studying for AP exams unless it’s some subject you already have a really strong amount of knowledge (foreign languages, for example). </p>
<p>You should already be taking enough AP classes in your normal curriculum to show the colleges that you are dedicated. That said, if you really want to self-study a subject like Stats, Psychology, Comparative Government or Econ (which should be a bit easier than say BIO or Chemistry) then go for it.</p>
<p>But I definitely wouldn’t call AP tests “easy.” They certainly require a lot of studying (>100 of solid studying if you want to get a 4 or 5). </p>
<p>The AP tests are so easy, that only about 15% of the test takers on each AP Test get a 5.</p>
<p>Mean sarcasm aside, no of course not, AP Tests are relatively very challenging. It also depends on your strong points…if you’re good at memorizing, connecting the dots, and regurtitating that information well, you will do well in APUSH and AP Euro. If you’re great at high level math in which concrete #s arent as prominent (like Calculus), you’d probably do well in AP Calc AB and BC.</p>
<p>Also regarding the AP Latin, I doubt it’s something you can just study in a few months and ace it. Considering that we don’t even speak Latin in everyday language, like Spanish or French, it makes the studying even harder.</p>
<p>I looked up the AP latin issue and most people said you need much more than few months (like a year or even a few years), in order to truly master the language enough to do well. </p>
<p>Same goes for AP Spanish, youcant just “study” for it for 5 months out of the blue with no Spanish background and do well. You need to have been studying and speaking Spanish for several years so you have a good base to start out from, and even then it’s still pretty hard.</p>
<p>I would not suggest trying to self-study an AP language test after only two years. Honestly, after 6 years of Spanish (beginning of 6th grade to end of Junior year) I still struggled to get a 4 on AP Spanish Language. </p>
<p>Mhm, I understand. I will probably get an AP Study Guide then on top of my Two years of Latin</p>