<p>Well from what I found out, from a friend that went to UCSD, he completed AP English with a 5 on his AP score. He did super well in school in general. Took 8 AP's and got 5's on all of them (including Spanish which generally only happens to native speakers).</p>
<p>First day of school he turned in his essay on Hamlet, his "best work" as said by his HS English teacher and by his own opinion.</p>
<p>The Professor handed it back and said it was some of the worst work she has seen in years. He got a C- on it and told him that he lacked everything but grammar. Given that he was in the UCSD honors program (ridiculously high SAT scores), it still shook him to the core.</p>
<p>Also AP English didn't excuse him from the Warren writing program. Which he wound up getting a B and a very wounded ego.</p>
<p>He is just an extreme, scary story but still, it is a good example of how bad/hard things can get.</p>
<p>hey, it's just a suggestion bjt223. I'm not putting you down as a writer or anything, I'm just saying that it is an important class that shouldn't be disregarded. I don't know anyone that got the smooth transition from HS writing to college writing, CC, UC or even Ivy League.</p>
<p>I supposed English or math wouldn't be a smart choice, but I do wonder what kind of class would you recommend taking over the summer (business major)?</p>
<p>When I took AP English in high school, it prepared me really well to write academic papers on analytical literature, so I used to be really careful on my wording so as to make a strong objective argument that'd be airtight. </p>
<p>English 1A (or 101, etc) asked very different types of questions, more open ended and opinion-oriented. From AP English questions like "analyze the implications of X symbol in conveying Y character's..." to English 1A questions like "To what extent are you a free person in this society?" The tone of my paper changed from really dull and analytical to something that actually flowed and was enjoyable to read on the couch.</p>
<p>There are college classes that require the same type of thinking/writing as those of AP English, though, but you'll easily identify them by the course description (keywords: Chaucer, Shakespeare, et al)</p>
<p>PS: My recommendation for a first year summer class is a fun class (but make sure it's on your CC's IGETC list)</p>
<p>When you enter a UC your gpa starts from 0.</p>
<p>when you take summer classes in a CC -come grad school time it WILL factor into your TOTAL undergrad GPA.</p>
<p>Every single class you take counts for your gpa.</p>
<p>The only thing is that it is not part of the consideration for your admission to transfer because the decision must be made before summer classes finish, but do not think your GPA for those courses never counts, that is NOT the case.</p>
<p>Your GPA starts over when you transfer from CC (or form any institution to another) You have seperate GPAs for each institution.</p>