<p>I'm taking AP French next year, but I'm not planning on taking it in college. So I wasn't planning on taking the AP test, but everyone was saying to "take it anyways so it looks good on college applications", but by the time I take the AP exam (next year), I'd already know my decision of what college I'm planning on going to, so why would I need it to look good on college applications?</p>
<p>Take the test for the college credit, if you really don’t want to take it in college. Otherwise you’re probably still going to have to take the class in college. Plus, if you’re already in the class, there’s no downside to sticking it out for the test at the end of the year besides its cost, if your school doesn’t cover it. The only reason I can see not to take it is if those extra $85 dollars or whatever are absolutely necessary for your family-- but it could be a worthwhile investment if it exempts you from a college language credit you’d have to pay for.</p>
<p>If you pass the exam, you can (possibly) get credit for it in college. Thus, if you don’t want to take it in college, it’s probably a good idea to take the AP exam (since many colleges have foreign language requirements).</p>
<p>I meant that I wasn’t planning on taking french in college, so the credit wouldn’t matter if I didn’t have it as a class right?</p>
<p>I was planning on starting out with Spanish in college, because it’s a much more valuable language in the US, and way better for jobs.</p>
<p>If you had the French credit, you wouldn’t have to take the corresponding French class, you would already have the credit. Thus, it’s a good thing.</p>
<p>You could also still start on Spanish.</p>
<p>Some colleges require additional humanities courses or electives in order to graduate. It doesn’t necessarily have to count as your foreign language credit.</p>
<p>For example, at my college, you’re required to have 9 units of foreign language, but then you’re ALSO required to have six hours of additional humanities, and foreign language falls under that category.</p>