<p>Is it worth it to take Spanish 4 and AP Spanish? I'm a non-native speaker. I've completed Spanish 3 and now I have to decide whether or not to take Spanish 4 and AP Spanish. My friends have dropped out and won't be taking Spanish 4. Is the test for AP Spanish hard? What does it consist of? Should I just take Spanish when I get to college? </p>
<p>I’m in AP Spanish this year. Non-native speaker, started Spanish I freshman year, now a senior. I’m not going to say that you shouldn’t take it, but I sure wish I hadn’t taken it. I’ll address it from a few different perspectives so this might get a bit long.</p>
<p>I know where I’m going to college now and that college makes no distinction among a 3, 4, or 5 on the exam. I have no concerns about my ability to get a 3. I always did really well in Spanish I-III and based on what I know about the way they curve the exam if you’re doing better than the average American high schooler after 3 years you’ll pass fine. If the college you end up going to makes the distinction among higher scores, you might be more concerned about that than I am. </p>
<p>The class is excruciating to get through. It’s not that hard, it’s just mind-numbingly boring. I don’t know if my teacher is doing it wrong but most of what we do is conjugation/grammar review and reading awful stories. I’m bored out of my mind every single day and I absolutely hate it. I’m not any better at speaking Spanish than I was 6 months ago. Keep in mind that this is my experience with my Spanish teacher and that yours could be radically different, so you should ask a senior at your school how your school’s class is. I imagine there’s some level of standardization, so if your class is anything like mine it’s not going to be fun.</p>
<p>I don’t hate the language, though. It’s definitely something I want to continue doing and I’m planning to spend at least a summer class studying in a Spanish speaking country. I wouldn’t say that this class has shaken my desire to do that, but I’ve definitely had second thoughts. I’m not any better at Spanish and I like it less. I’m not saying your experience will be like mine, but you wouldn’t be happy if it was.</p>
<p>I suggest to take it even if you despise Spanish, colleges will know that you FLUENTLY know two languages; English & Spanish (I’m assuming). </p>
<p>That’s huge.</p>
<p>I am doing so too with Language and Literature for Spanish & English for AP. If you take it, it may come in handy too in the future and it may help your job employments and such. </p>
<p>Plus, since you’re choosing between 4 and AP…why not AP? </p>