<p>I have an SAT writing score above 690 which qualifies me for exemption and credit hours for Eng. 101 and 102. Is it recommended to take credit for Eng. 101 & 102 if I have a writing score above 690? Have any of you regretted not taking these courses at Carolina? Has the exemption and credit benefited you any how? Thanks.</p>
<p>(Also I have a high "A" in my AP English Literature class.)</p>
<p>Nobody wants to take those classes. Don't take them.</p>
<p>what cloying said.</p>
<p>Don't take them. It frees up space for your schedule, the classes themselves are pointless, and if you ever do need help writing papers for other classes, the writing center here is really useful. </p>
<p>On another note, try to get a five on the AP exam for that class. If you do, it fulfills another gen-ed requirement.</p>
<p>Have any of you guys/gals taken English 101/102 or did you exempt out as well?</p>
<p>I wound up exempt from 101 and 102, and I have yet to hear anything positive from any of my friends who are stuck in English 102 this semester... it's not even essay writing, instead they have to draft memos, create brochures, and are generally BSing their way through the course.</p>
<p>If you do want to try to take a class to improve your writing abilities, though, the English department offers a 300-level Advanced Expository Writing course, with varying points of focus (exp. writing for social sciences, or pre-law, or natural sciences, etc.). I have not taken it yet, but that might be an option if you tested out of both levels.</p>
<p>The English 102 students are creating brochures and memos? Wow. That's sounds ridiculous! I will definitely take advantage of my exemption and credit hours then!</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the suggestion. I will look into the Advanced Expository writing courses. My main problem in writing right now is that I feel I have hit a plateau in my AP English Literature course. We spit out 2-3 essays a week and I always get in between a 95-97 on my papers (the class average, however, is a low C). I feel like I am just regurgitating the same style and it frustrates me. I have friends in graduate school, and I read their published works and wonder "Now, what can I do to get to that level?" On the other hand, I am only a high school senior, so I guess I have time to get to that level. ;)</p>