Should I take a summers course over the summer or should I self study an ap exam? Which looks better

I’m deciding on what to do. Should I take a college course over the summer or should I self study an exam instead? If I took the class over the summer it will be very time consuming but will get me ahead in my classes. If I take an ap exam it will allow me to do other things like studying for the sat. What should I do? Is taking the course in the summer better?

Self studying isn’t exactly a summer activity. If you decide to self study for an AP exam, you should also do something productive like have a part time job or volunteer. But AP exams are in May, so you would probably forget a lot by then.

so taking a summer course is better? Because i have stuff like a job planned

Yes, taking a summer course is better.