<p>marite,
thank you. you were able to put into words what i was having a hard time doing.</p>
<p>from marite....."But if a student wants to be sure of getting AP credit at some as yet unknown college and has limited space in his or her schedule, it would be wiser to take an AP in a core academic field--provided that the student has the aptitude for it--than something that many colleges will not grant credit for, eg. AP-American government."</p>
<p>it would seem to me also that it's the core subjects where there can sometimes be the most boredom, especially if there are state assessments. going over and over the material, again and again, and not moving at a faster pace, can be a real frustration for some high ability students.</p>