<p>I got a 5
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<p>I got a 4. I’m happy. :)</p>
<p>If you guys don’t mind me asking, how did you prepare?</p>
<p>I got a 5.
Most of my preparation was the past 10 years of French. I did a French immersion program with Middlebury last summer (one month, no English allowed) and the summer before I went to France for a month and stayed with a French family for 11 days of that month. Other than that, my school teaches languages horribly and I didn’t do that much prep on my own, just some sample questions the day before, haha.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to be rude, but how did those of you who did not have more than 4 years of french prepare?</p>
<p>I got a 5, and I’ve had three years of French (since 10th grade). Even worse, I didn’t have room for French in my school schedule during junior year, so I had to do it out of school and then enter AP French as a senior.</p>
<p>The best way to prepare is regular practice: reading online news articles in french, frequently trying to have conversations in French (like with your teacher) or practicing with past test questions, listening to tapes or Disney songs in French, writing essays based on broad topics (like the ones used on exams), studying grammar and transition words, etc. A solid vocabulary is also useful.</p>
<p>That was my biggest problem - not having consistent practice with listening, regular reading comprehension and vocabulary lessons, etc.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, how many of you took the SAT II exam in French? How did you guys do and how did the SAT II score translate to your AP score?</p>
<p>760 on SAT II (without listening), 5 on AP exam</p>
<p>I took the subject test because without listening, it’s all grammar and reading comp, but at an easier level than the AP exam’s reading comp. I was sure that I’d be able to knock out UPenn’s language requirement with it (I needed a 650+). The AP exam, I expected anything from a 3 to a 5, but most likely a 4. Very happy with how it turned out, because now I can get course credit.</p>
<p>Got an 800 on the French Subject Test, but idk what my AP score is yet.</p>
<p>5 on AP, 760 on SAT II</p>
<p>DoleWhip – this is kind of funny. :D</p>
<p>Wow, I feel like a French fail next to you guys… got a 3. Though I totally deserved it considering I didn’t try at all in the class (I had a really bad teacher and there was just no motivation, for anybody in the class, to do anything) and I was really sick the day of the test (to the point where the proctor was like “uh… are you sure you want to take this?”)… Haha, I’m surprised I passed at all…=/</p>
<p>I got a 5. I also did independent study for the AP level of French.</p>
<p>What I did to prepare was to try and expose myself to as much French as possible. I read books, watched movies, read newspapers, and listened to tv online. All this time I practiced writing for the essay section and also reviewed grammar for the writing and fill-in sections. Also I found it helped to talk to myself in French so that I felt more comfortable speaking the language. In addition, I did every prompt posted online f(some I just did outlines for or thought about) or all the sections of the AP French FRQ.</p>
<p>I got a 5.</p>
<p>I took 3 years of French: French I in 9th grade, French III in 10th, and AP French in 11th. Skipped French II and IV. I’m not a native french speaker… ^ second mockingbird on talking to myself… Listened to French rock.</p>
<p>I also got a 5 (surprised, to say the least; I think the 5 is finally sinking in after about 2 weeks).</p>
<p>I also took only 3 years of French: French I in 8th, French III/IIIH in 9th, AP in 10th. I just think I lucked out on the essay topic and the listening. The essay topic fell right into the pre-planned hook I had ("Selon Jean-Jacques Rousseau…blah blah blah…“L’homme est ne libre et partout il est dans les fers.”) and the listening was rather easy.</p>
<p>mariya and DoleWhip!!</p>
<p>I also got a 5 on the AP test and a 760 on the subject test!!!</p>
<p>To prepare I bought the Barron’s prep book and did my best to memorize as much vocabulary as I could. This helped a bunch on the reading comprehension part! </p>
<p>I can’t really say how I prepared for grammar, listening, or writing. These were always easy subjects for me. Just pay attention in class and review the topics from the Barron’s book. (Ah, for writing, the vocab helped, too.)</p>
<p>These 5s are intimidating me. I got a 4, so it’s alright. And a 730 on the June subject test. Not stellar, but like I said, it’s alright.</p>
<p>I got a 2. lol x<em>x.
I had a really bad French teacher from 9th-11th though. My senior year she transferred to a different school and our new teacher was FANTASTIC. If I had her all 4 years I would’ve got a 5 I think. ></em><!</p>
<p>I got a 5 but I took French from 6th-12th grade… haha. The language program at my school wasn’t very rigorous, though, and I only got a 710 on the subject test.</p>
<p>For practice (outside of schoolwork in class) I would suggest watching a lot of French movies (either with subtitles off or subtitles in French), reading French literature, and reading about current events on French news websites like tv5.org. Those are the most enjoyable activities you can do that also help you practice. Also do a lot of grammatical exercises in a book, especially the fill-ins. Try to get yourself a French penpal or something so you practice writing composition more.</p>
<p>I also thought the writing prompt for this particular test was awesome, though.</p>
<p>To the 5s, congratulations!
I want to get a 5 some time in the near future. Please tell me how to study French AP! I’m not a native speaker - far from it. but my teacher is. :)</p>