<p>So I'm a junior...got a 770 CR on my SAT I this November...and I'm wondering whether I should self-study the AP English Language test. I'm taking Honors European/British Literature at my school right now, the highest level english class possible at this point, and it's pretty intense. </p>
<p>But if I know i'm going to take AP English Literature in senior year, is there a point to trying to self-study AP English Lang? I know I can do it, as critical reading is extremely easy for me...</p>
<p>My suggestion to you is to go to the library and check out some study guides to AP English Lang. Look at these books (Princeton Review, Kaplan, or anything similar) and see what you think. You could even try a practice exam and then calculate how easy/hard it is for you. If you feel confident that you can get at least a score of 4 on the test, then self-study. Otherwise, I would skip it. You don't want a low score to show up on the College Board AP transcript. Also, look at the web site at some of the colleges/universities that you are thinking of applying to and see if you would even get any college credit or if you have to take the university's English class no matter what the score is. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>You really don't have to worry about the College Board AP transcript. When you apply to schools,you self-report AP scores... admissions don't receive AP "transcripts" and consider them like they do your h.s. transcripts and SAT results. If you are going to a school that offers any AP credit, or placement based on AP scores, you're probably best served in taking the AP language test..... getting out of the traditional "English 101" class is worth it, especially if you are already good at English.... And, the $$ to take the test is MUCH less than taking the college class, (assuming you go to a school that gives credit). D1 took the AP Language class and exam and got a "5". She recommended to her sister to just self-study and avoid the pain-in-the-neck class. Sis also got at "5", with little to no studying. Like you, she's strong in CR, and the AP exam was much easier for her than the SAT. Good luck.</p>
<p>Haha, I'm in almost an identical boat as you. My "Honors" British Literature class (which will give me 4 transferable college credits in Brit Lit) is also extremely difficult. As for self-studying Eng Lang, I just bought a used copy of The Bedford Reader, and am reading essays and writing responses and the such. Nothing really major. I don't expect the test to be all too difficult.</p>
<p>I'm also planning on taking AP Lit next year.</p>
<p>English language, imo, would be the easiest test to self-study for. In fact, no studying is really even neccessary if you have had solid english teachers and know how to write reasonably well. I took it last year, and it was basically composed of a critcal reading section that was basically the SAT, only a bit harder, and a couple essays.
If you buy a prep book, there are a ton of literary terms inside that are completely useless for the actual exam so don't waste your time on them.
If you are confident in your reading comprehension and writing abilities, then it would definitely benefit you to take it.</p>
<p>I suggest you "self-study" (how one self-studies either of the English exams, other than becoming familiar with the test format, is simply beyond me) on your Senior year instead. The exams are very similar, so if you can do well in one, chances are you can do well in the other one. Your 770 on the Critical Reading SAT I pretty much guarantees you will rape and pillage the multiple choice portion of either exam (although you may have trouble with the older style and form of some of the literature passages; I recommend taking the Literature SAT II to be sure). You should therefore worry mostly about the timed writings. Hopefully, your Literature teacher will show you how to write timed writings, and you can simply apply the same principles to the Language exam.</p>