Should I take AP Latin??

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I'm a rising senior and I've been taking latin since 8th grade.
I really like the subject and all so I signed up for AP Latin next year but not enough people from my school signed up for the class, thus, the people up there made a decision to send us (myself and another senior) to another high school to take AP Latin. But the problem is that they aren't providing us with the transportation. If I take AP Latin, its going to be all on my parents to drive me to different city to take me to the class every other morning.</p>

<p>But on the other hand, if I drop AP Latin and take other classes such as AP Environmental Science or AP Statistics or AP Computer science, I am saving lots of my family's time and stress.</p>

<p>I'm afraid to drop AP Latin because I hear many people emphasizing consistency but at the same time, I would have to pay a lot of gas and time and stress for it..</p>

<p>I'm looking at schools like UPenn, Georgetown, UVA, Cornell, and Carnegie Mellon for engineering or business. </p>

<p>Considering the colleges I'm looking at, should I continue latin or would it be fine to drop it?</p>

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<p>I don’t think taking ANY class is worth driving to and fro to another school. In my opinion, you will save tons of time and energy if you don’t take AP Latin…you’ll have to drive to the high school and back, and make sure you’re not late to your other classes. You’ll have a teacher from a different school, and the grading system may be different. I don’t think colleges will reject you because you didn’t take AP Latin…you could always self-study it…I hope this helped. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for your advice! Yeah i thought the same…</p>

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<p>What an unfortunate situation to be in. I agree with the other poster about self-studying it. I don’t think it would look badly if you didn’t have AP Latin, but it seems like the subject material is great to learn, so if you enjoy Latin, I’d certainly recommend teaching yourself with a Barron’s book.</p>

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<p>Yeah I know:( I really wanted four years of latin… And yes I am definitely considering self studying!</p>

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<p>I was the only one in my grade who took it, so I assume it would give me an edge, I suggest you do to.</p>

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<p>Have you considered taking it online? Your school would have to agree to accept the credit but I don’t see why it would be a problem.</p>

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<p>My school does not offer online AP Latin… And I’m thinking about AP Statistics or AP Computer Science instead. Wouldn’t either one of those classes be able to cover the absence of Latin?</p>