<p>I just received a notice from my school about my classes for this coming school year, and I'm faced with a slight dilemma: </p>
<p>1)Taking the AP Physics Exam with an AP Physics class, but dropping my non-AP-geared French IV class and still self-studying for AP French, or</p>
<p>2)Self-studying the AP French Exam while enrolled in a non-AP-geared French IV class, but dropping my AP Physics class and still self-studying for an AP Physics exam.</p>
<p>I plan to take both APs regardless of whether I have to self-study or not. My only questions are "Which of these classes is harder to self-study without the aid of a class or a teacher?", and "Which of these two is more highly regarded by colleges?" I don't remember if my AP Physics class is A, B, or C, but I will check soon. I am still undecided on a college major, so that is not really a factor right now as to what course I keep or drop.</p>
<p>If this is AP Physics: B then you should drop the AP Physics and take French IV. But if this is Physics: C, then I strongly suggest you choose one or the other. Physics: C self studying is pretty impossible, as is self-studying AP French with only 3 years of French. No prep book can cover the material needed for Physics: C and AP French. But if you must, I suggest you only do it if the Physics is the B course. Self study Physics B with 5 steps to a 5 and PR. AP French with French IV will be hard, so get 2 prep books with it. But Physics: C is hard to self-study since it requires much calculus.</p>
<p>If you are serious about your French, you can self-study it. You need to be using it daily (cough, Skyrock = MySpace for the French) and be able to think/use/write well without having to think/translate too much. I took French IV Honors (there was the AP class but I couldn’t take it, schedule conflicts) and after I started talking to more people online who were Qu</p>
<p>Umm…Physics is able to be self-studied if you are good at it - it is really difficult to self-study a language exam - you need all the prep in class you can get!</p>
<p>For French, it depends on whether you’re taking the language or literature exam (I’ve taken both). For literature, if you read/procure analysis on all the texts and are able to write on them, it should be ok. My teacher analyzed the texts strangely, and sometimes misleadingly. If your writing is decent, then you don’t really need a teacher. You have to have the drive to learn all the material, though.</p>
<p>For language, you can do the online stuff, and practice talking. Learn the grammatical structures from the AP book. It’s possible if you like grammar and have a decent grasp of French.</p>