US Government & Politics AP or Italian 4?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Alright.... I go to a horrible school, and both higher level classes and electives are usually only taught during one or two periods. </p>

<p>Last year, I had to give up taking a class I wanted to take (Chorus) in order to take an advanced Physics class. Both were taught 6th period. </p>

<p>This year, my senior year, I have a similar problem. I want to take Gov/Politics AP and Italian 4, both of which are taught 4th period. I really want to take an AP class. I had the opportunity to take AP US History, but I was too scared. My school doesn't have many more AP opportunities, so I need to take what I can get. Aside from Gov/Politics, the only other AP class I can take is English. I am taking that, but I still feel like one isn't enough. </p>

<p>When I first entered high school, I entered with the intention of taking four years of a language. I got into the Italian Honor Society, and my grades in this language are very impressive. Selection of president/vice-president of the Italian Honor Society is based on grades, and there's only one Italian student with a better grade than me. That means I'd be the vice president. That would be great for me, since I don't have any leadership roles. </p>

<p>College-wise, Italian might help me more with one of my intended majors (English). To do well at learning other languages, it's pretty much a necessity to have a good grasp of the English language. Government has nothing to do with any of my college plans, but I am interested in it, and I think another AP class would better my chances of getting into a good college.</p>

<p>* I've asked this question a billion times on Yahoo! Answers. I got unsatisfactory answers, and I felt CC would give me better answers. Just to clarify a few things that Yahoo answerers failed to understand: 1) ** There is no way for me to take both classes. ** I've gotten many people saying, "Talk to your guidance counselor and see if he can arrange something!" He can't just change the class periods for me.
2) ** I really can't decide which one I want to take more. That's why I'm asking this question. ** Another common answer I got was, "Take whichever one you want more." I genuinely cannot decide.*</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for the help!</p>

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<p>If you want to look good to colleges, you can take Italian and self-study ap gov and report that score!</p>

<p>If you don’t think you’d be able to do that, I’d go with ap gov</p>

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<p>I’d go with Italian. It seems like the only good reason you have for taking gov is because it will look good for college. While that may be true, taking one additional AP class will not make or break your application, whereas being the VP of the Italian Honor Society might really make a significant difference. You shouldn’t be forced to give up a class you really want to take because of scheduling issues. If possible, try to get your guidance counselor to include somewhere that your class rigor was affected by scheduling issues if you’re really that worried about it.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Take Italian!! I get that you think that an AP is important, but colleges would probably be confused as to why you would abandon something you’re so good at. Is there any way you could take AP Italian online or something so you could do both??</p>

<p>Hope I helped!
Answer mine?
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<p>Thanks for the answers, guyyysss! 3 posts in, and you guys are already 10x more helpful than Yahoo! Answers.</p>

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<p>I have thought of this. I think some girl in the class above me who had the same problem did the opposite, taking AP Gov and just learning the Italian 4 curriculum on her own. </p>

<p>But I don’t know… An exam is only half of the AP experience. Although the class is meant as preparation for the exam, I’m sure colleges would like to see that the student actually took the class. I know myself, and I know I’d do well in the class. Self-studying wouldn’t showcase my actual academic skills. It would just showcase my testing skills, which are pretty shabby. </p>

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My school does offer virtual high school, but the classes are most likely full by now. My teaching in Italian these past 3 years has been pretty bad, so I would probably be lost in AP Italian anyway. Plus, I don’t think an online course in replacement of the actual Italian 4 would allow me to keep my position in the Italian Honor Society, which means no VP for me :(.</p>

<p>If you can’t tell, I really hate my school.</p>

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<p>So which one are you going to pick? I personally loved my ap gov class—very interesting!</p>

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<p>I’m still not 100% sure. I’m leaning toward Italian, though. :(</p>

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<p>Italian for sure.</p>

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<p>bumping for more answers</p>

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<p>I think your leadership in the Italian Honor Society is really important! I think that since it connects more directly towards your major, Italian would be the better choice. You can always take extra courses on the side if you find Gov interesting…Or you could find a way to take extra classes in college. Personally, I think AP Italian is still worth the shot–Even if you fail, which I doubt you will, the commitment to the language will look good. Try to do your best in the virtual course and mention it in your resume. (Colleges won’t see your AP scores unless you submit them so you shouldn’t have to worry about the exam. Just try to do the best you can.) </p>

<p>I hope this helped! Thanks for your answer on my question by the way. I’m going to take AP Studio Art and AP spanish senior year!</p>

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It wouldn’t count toward my Italian Honor Society membership, though, so I wouldn’t be able to stay, & I wouldn’t be VP. :(</p>

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<p>That’s ridiculous…Couldn’t you just show your supervisor some proof of you taking the course…??? How could you be kicked out by taking a higher class of that subject o.o</p>

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<p>Thaaaaaaaaaat’s my school!</p>