<p>Hey folks, I'm a senior that wants to take some ap exams in May to get some college credit for a couple of the intro/general education classes that the university I plan to transfer requires(I plan to start at a community college first). I plan to take AP Evironmental Science(I take the class for that one), AP Government(I take U.S Government Honors), and want to self-study two more starting January.</p>
<p>I want to do this with AP English Language, and self-study either AP World History or AP European History.Out of the two, I want to take AP World History, since not only I've taken the Honors class in my sophomore year, I also have ALL the notes I ever took in that class. I don't think they offered the exam when I was a sophomore and since they have it this year I want to take it. The only problem is that I think I won't be allowed to take it since this exam is generally taken by sophmores. my question is, can a senior take the AP World History exam? I've haven't asked my counselor because shes always gives us false or misleading information(she even once said there's no such thing as self-studying for AP exams and that you have to take the class to take the exam!?)I'm afraid she might say I'm not allowed to take it "because they want to save testing seats for the sophomores that actually took the class."(yeah, that's how she is!) So can I take it, or do I have to go for European History? Or does it depend on the school on who can take what exams?</p>
<p>I'm also wondering about how can I pull off self-studying AP English Language. My brother who's a junior takes the class and said he was told by his teacher that even with the class it's hard to take. I take an honors English class that's a rigorous college-bound course, can that be any indicator that I stand a chance of getting at least a 3 on the exam? Also, I'm wondering what prep-books would be best for self-studying for the exam. On this site, I've been hearing Cliffs lately, but on other sites I've been getting other messages on what's best. I just want to make sure.</p>
<p>Oh One more thing I'm new in this site so I just want to say hi to everyone and I hope you all are having a great winter break and sorry about my post being too long</p>
<p>You do not need to take an AP class to take the AP test. </p>
<p>You can simply sign up for the AP test and take it. I know this to be true since some of my classmates self study for AP tests when they don’t have the time to take the AP class. Though the policy may vary from school to school, generally, a school can’t prevent a student from taking an AP exam if they wish to. Students at my school taking an AP class are required to take the AP test, but there’s nothing preventing a student from self-studying and taking the exam alone. Most people just don’t care or have the motivation to do so. Worst case scenario you can sign up to take it at a local community college or another high school (I think).</p>
<p>I took WHAP during my sophomore year, failed the class, and still got a 5 – probably because of luck. From what I remember, WHAP has one of the highest pass rates for AP tests. I’m not sure about Euro since it’s offered only to seniors at my school and I’m not a senior.</p>
<p>As for English, I’m not taking it myself since I knew I wouldn’t have the time, but the pass rate at my school has almost always been 100%, but then again I hear that the AP Eng teacher is really good so this may be the reason why.</p>
<p>Since the reason why you’re taking AP tests is to waive classes in college, I suggest you look at the colleges you plan on applying/going to and familiarize with their AP policy. Some colleges let you waive classes with a 3 while others may require the 5.</p>
<p>Hey man, welcome to the screwed overachiever world of CC!</p>
<p>First things first, do NOT self-study any AP English class, pretty much like 99% of CCers will agree with me on this. They are detailed, meticulous, difficult, and very unpopular. World History, on the other hand, is do-able (I’m self-studying it myself). </p>
<p>Your GC seems like an idiot, you indeed can self-study APWH, AP European History being a lot harder though. Just get the right books, and talk to your school test coordinator.</p>
<p>The lang test is really easy if you’re good at English or really hard if you’re bad. There isn’t really anything to study besides the terms and the essay formats (which take all of 10 min to learn); it’s really just a little bit of practice. You might wanna take a practice test or two to see how you do before you “self-study.”</p>