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<p>I highly doubt this. The language tests are really hard to get 5s on, even if you are in the AP class, unless you’re a native speaker.</p>
<p>Also, I think Comp sci would be hard to self study unless you have programming experience in some language.</p>
<p>Lol if you’re a native Chinese speaker, good for you(until next year when they’re revamping the language tests…) because its 76% get 5’s… a whopping 76%!</p>
<p>@bobtheboy </p>
<p>Well… honestly, I self-studied programming… and as long as you’re smart enough to grasp it really well, you’ll be fine. For the FRQs, the questions are really easy, just be a good problem-solver/thinker and know basic programming.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you mean by “self study”. I guess if you started studying a week before the exam, you would probably fail.</p>
<p>For learning comp sci, I’ve heard that it’s better to first learn C++ and then learn Java. This isn’t for the actual exam, but just to learn programming better, my friends say that C++ is a better first language. Any feedback on this?</p>
<p>Interesting. I learned programming when I was pretty young and found Java far, far easier to pick up. It’s just more intuitive. However, C++ is essential to know if you want to be a good programmer. Still, I found Java a better intro language (although of course, it goes far beyond that).</p>
<p>@ sinohellenic and bobtheboy</p>
<p>I’d like to say that I learned C# first, then Java, then C++.</p>
<p>I agree that C++ is a good language to learn, but I do know plenty of people who don’t know it and still are good programmers. </p>
<p>The AP COmp Sci exam used to use C++, but switched to Java</p>
<p>C++ is also very useful in programming robots and stuff</p>
<p>@CompSciGeek What is this about revamping the lang tests? I’m not taking any more (already took Chinese & French), but I’m just curious.</p>
<p>@Karaokemachine: A lot of the AP curricula are being revamped: [AP®</a> Courses Revisions and Changes - Advances in AP | The College Board](<a href=“About AP – AP Central | College Board”>http://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/)</p>
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<p>So basically I hear from my counselor and Chinese teacher that they are changing the language tests(I don’t know much about other tests or anything besides Chinese change) to make AP Chinese Exam harder. </p>
<p>Because if you think about it, 76% of the people who take the test get 5’s… as for the “native language” argument, then why do only 16% of people get 5’s on AP French?</p>
<p>So they’re probably going to bring the high percentage down.</p>
<p>My advice is to just take the environmental science test. I did that this year, with only about 2 days of review out of the barrons book (as well as a 6 page cram sheet), and I’m pretty sure I got a 4 or a 5.<br>
Environmental is an interdisciplinary science that overlaps a ton with geography, biology, and chemistry(and common sense). Having also taken these three exams, there was very little new information I needed to learn to fill the gaps. Since you are already in bio and chem, I would go for environmental science.</p>
<p>S was natl AP scholar as a junior. If you’re good at math, stats is a good option for self-study. Art history has a rep as easy, too.</p>
<p>has anyone taken art history and can confirm that its really easy? I absolutely hate art, but it might be another easy AP to rake up</p>
<p>So I just looked up FLVS, and now I’m very curious. Does this site have videos as part of the instruction? Or is the “homework” pretty much you reading the textbook and doing some assignments (as is my experience with most online courses). If there is an actual video element, I might be interested into looking into this, but if not I think I’ll just stick with traditional self-study</p>
<p>@sino: Of the classes I’ve taken, there have been no video components. It’s mostly reading (and not from a textbook, it’s all online within the class) with the occasional reference to material available online that you’re asked to read.</p>
<p>Do you think its worth taking the class? Or is it better to just do self-study?</p>