<p>Can anyone elaborate on the differences between the two of these tests? Is one easier than the other? Do colleges view them as the same?</p>
<p>It’s like SAT Math I and Math II, respectively, so you can take both lang and lit but lit in the long run proves more important</p>
<p>I self-studied Lang for three hours and got a 5. I’m taking the Lit course. That’s the difference for me. Lit is considered more important, I believe. </p>
<p>When looking at AP to college credit for the colleges I’m interested in, a 4 or 5 in Lang gets an exemption from a intro writing course, while a 4 or 5 in Lit gets credit for a course in addition to an exemption.</p>
<p>Why bother with Language when Literature is better regarded and just as easy?</p>
<p>This isn’t Math I v. Math II, where there are significant discrepancies in content and difficulty.</p>
<p>I took the Literature exam at the end of my sophomore year.</p>
<p>If you feel you are well-prepared to do well on Lit, go for it.</p>
<p>really sophomore year? does your school not offer AP english as a class?</p>
<p>Nah. Classical Epic + Tragedies and World Lit first year, American Lit second year, British Lit third year, and electives fourth year. I took American Short Stories and The Divine Comedy my last year.</p>
<p>I believe Lang concentrates on analysis of nonfiction while Lit looks more at fiction.</p>
<p>Language deals with Argument and Rhetoric, you write, synthesize and analyze arguments. Lit deals with analysis of Literature including poetry and prose. Many schools take either or both.</p>
<p>The ease of the course depends on your aptitude as much as anything else. If your strength is logic and argument-debate type, then Lang is probably a little easier. If you really love to read literature, then Lit is your vein.</p>
<p>Scores vary from student to student. Some students take Lang their first year, then can’t use the credit for Lit so don’t take it or don’t take it seriously-hence lower scores. We have a large number of students who take dual credit as seniors, so we test fewer than half as many seniors (lit) as juniors (lang).</p>