not takin AP but in class - will it hurt?

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<p>I'm in the AP Spanish class, but really don't want to take the AP Spanish Language Exam. Will it hurt me to do so? I'm one of a few non-native speakers in the class, working incredibly hard to barely scrape an A in the class, and the success rate for the AP Exam at our school is very low, even among native speakers. I honestly don't know how well I'll do on the exam. I have a good shot at doing well on the others (all but one of my classes are AP and the one that's not is a school-required Pre-AP) and I don't want AP Spanish to mess it all up. (I've taken one AP so far - Comp Sci - and got a 5.)</p>

<p>EDIT - meant "taking", sorry :)</p>

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<p>why not? Usually AP tests are pretty easy to pass, but getting a 5 is still hard on some (even though a 5 is about 60% correct on many tests). Unless your state doesn't subsidize fees, I would just take it. If it doesn't turn out the way you want, you don't have to report it.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick response! My state (TX) does subsidize part of the fee, so money isn't the issue :) So you don't have to report your scores? I thought all of the scores had to be sent when you forward them to colleges.</p>