<p>Hello, I'm sure this question has been asked many times, but I haven't seen anything similar to my situation. I transferred to a new school last year (tiny private school) and will be a sophomore next year. My school offers 2 Spanish 3 classes (Advanced and regular) but typically reserves them for sophomores and juniors only. Last year, I was the only freshman to take Spanish 3 at all. When I took a placement test prior to my transfer, I didn't know what to expect and was unable to prepare successfully, but I still managed to get into Spanish 3 Regular (freshmen only take Spanish 2). If I had known about the extent of the placement test I could have qualified for the Advanced class. Now come the end of the year I was hoping to enroll in AP Spanish next year, but my Dean said that I had to have been in the advanced class and that APs are only offered to upperclassmen. I spoke with the teacher of the AP Spanish class and she seemed excited to see someone in my grade level interested in taking such advanced classes and offered to tutor me over the summer and allow me to take AP Spanish next year. However, this plan was quickly shot down by the Dean. This frustrating process has inspired me to self-study for the AP Spanish test because A) I actually want to take the class, but am unable to due to my Dean; and B) The inner rebel in me wants to ace the test and rub it in my Dean's face :P. The school I go to is a prestigious college prep school, and I plan to try to get into MIT, CalTech, etc. I recognize that many Ivy League school's (ex: MIT) only accept 5's on AP tests. Because I am interested in a Math/Science career, I will be unable to fit AP Spanish into my Junior/Senior schedules due to my Science APs. I would like to know if it would be possible to get a 5 on the Spanish AP Test by self-studying and if so, gain a bit of understanding on the required preparation. My Spanish Background: White, male, not a native speaker, taking class above my grade level. I appreciate all the help!</p>