<p>Hello</p>
<p>My AP Lang/Comp teacher is horrible at teaching. Unless he changes the way he teaches radically, I doubt that i will even get a 3 on the AP Exam.</p>
<p>Is it better to take the AP exam and fail or not to take the AP Exam? </p>
<p>Is this situation analogous to choosing AP or non-AP, where getting a B in an AP class is better just as good/better than getting an A in a regular class?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Well for a class like AP English, I doubt it is possible to self study. If I were you, I would drop AP English and get an A+ in regular, just like I am now. :)</p>
<p>uh 2 months into school year. can't change.
I agree that its hard to self-study AP english, since English is not my first language</p>
<p>Just tell me if I should take the AP exam and probably fail OR not take the AP Exam.
Don't tell me that I can do it if I study hard enough. This is like a "just in case" question, like I studied hard enough but when I take practice tests I get something like 2 or a dreadful 1.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I hate English, and I kind of suck at it too. (It's kind of a prerequisite for physics and math majors anyway.) I took the standard English course for freshman in high school, and that was it. I hate fiction, so I didn't really do anything with English until two weeks from AP tests in my senior year. I started reading a prep book for AP lit on poetry and some other stuff, but it didn't help at all. (ended up with a 2) Perhaps it carried over or something, because I didn't do a thing for English Language and got a 4. (I barely touched the third essay too) These were my "self-studies" to fulfill graduation requirements, so I encourage you to "selfstudy" English as well. If you also strongly despise the subject, try doing something more fun. (self-study in math or physics, there are plenty of options) Alternatively, if you want to do well and avoid English in college and/or strengthen your application you could actually study for it on your own, and probably get a 5. If you don't suck at English like I do, it should be a breeze.</p>
<p>Nevermind then. It's always worth a shot anyway-most English is BS, so the essays could potentially save you, even if you're not a native speaker.</p>
<p>uh well you can always drop AP classes. It doesn't matter what time of year it is. This is true at least in my school. As I said, if I were you, I would drop it.</p>
<p>well that's your school
My school doesn't let me drop ANY classes after the third week of school unless you're failing...</p>
<p>Ok, if you don't think that you aren't going to do well (like you are DEFINITELY getting a 1 or a 2) don't take it. If you think that you might get a 3 or above, take it...</p>
<p>It also depends on what colleges you apply to --- some colleges might really want to see that you atleast tried</p>
<p>I've heard from a Princeton Admission officer it looks really bad if you didn't take the AP test but did take the class.</p>
<p>That's true...I know someone who heard the same from a Columbia officer too</p>
<p>idk i can make up some BS excuse about how the collegeboard lost my score...or not</p>
<p>how can I self-study? at least the MC part</p>