Is there any reason to take an AP French test if I'm taking Hindi at Berkeley?

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<p>I've signed up for the AP test at my school and I juuust realized..i know. I'm a little slow. But I just realized that I don't even need to test OUT of French so why I am I taking it? Don't people take it so they can skip a few levels of it when they get to college? </p>

<p>I've paid the first fee of $20 and I haven't paid the full amount yet so I can still back out. However, are there any benefits to taking it? For instance, priority registration with extra credits, more elective credits in college, etc.? Basically something most high school students don't know till they get to college?</p>

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<p>help before tmw?</p>

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<p>Take it anyways. As long as you get a 3 your get a free 5.3 empty units.</p>

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<p>If you’re in l&s, taking a 2nd semester course of a language that didn’t already fulfill your foreign language req will knock off an international studies breadth as long as it’s not an x or y series (like Chinese 1x). This isn’t so beneficial if you’re polisci, though…</p>

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<p>haw? I didn’t get any of that lol sorry. So even though I’m taking Hindi, it’ll take off some classes? I’m letters and science btw.</p>

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<p>As an L&S student, you have a number of requirements to complete: foreign language, math, reading&composition, and 7 breadth courses. One of these breadth courses is international studies, which can be completed with a 2nd semester language course here at Cal. (I’d assume this is easy to accomplish if you plan on really getting into Hindi, since you’d be taking >1 class.)

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<p>By taking a language course in high school and a different one at Cal, you can complete more reqs in a shorter amount of time. (You could also complete international studies breadth by studying abroad.)</p>

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In my previous post I assumed that you needed an AP test score to pass out of the foreign language req, but I was wrong. >< Sorry about that. I guess the only benefit to taking the AP test is the extra units… which could bump you up so that you get better registration times.</p>

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<p>so basically, it’s better if I take it?</p>

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<p>other than the investment of part of a day sitting in the test, what is the downside? You would earn additional AP units, which might allow you to get a slightly better telebears time or to graduate an semester earlier (admittedly only if in your last semester you were short by just those few units from hitting the 120 needed for the degree but otherwise had satisfied very requirement).</p>

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<p>Okay, thank you! That’s the most straightforward answer I’ve gotten so far. From your reply, I’ve decided to take it.</p>