<p>I suggest that you take BOTH the AP LIT and Lang exams this May, if you school allows it. My son was able to do this after taking an AP Lang English class and scored 5’s on both tests.[ He was also a strong, independent reader] If you don’t do great(4-5) on the LIT exam, and WANT to take the class next year, then do so, but I really don’t think you need to. If you want to impress admissions officers then show the range of your academic abilities by taking AP classes in different subject areas, instead of taking another English AP class.
Remember, the college application process can take as much time as a part time job , ON TOP OF the classes you will be taking your Sr year, so don’t load up on more AP classes if you don’t have to. It is much better to have a great GPA with fewer AP classes, than having your GPA suffer because you tried to do too much.</p>