Which English course should I take? Please help me decide!

Applying to College
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<p>I am in somewhat of a dilemma right now. I am going into my senior year and I've already earned 5's on the AP English Lang and AP Lit tests. So this year I'm taking Honors English 12, a class at my school that is geared towards those seniors who have never taken an AP English class by their senior year. Many students take the AP Lang or AP Lit test at the end of the year.</p>

<p>But I've already done both, and this class is supposed to be way easier than AP. The main benefit is that it's an easy class so I won't be overwhelmed senior year and that it preserves my class rank, meaning it is a weighted class.</p>

<p>Now my other option is to do a dual/joint-enrollment program with our local community college and take a 200 level (2nd year) college English course online. The school would pay for it and I would get college and high school credit (I still need the high school English credit to graduate). Unfortunately, this course is not weighted and it would drop my class rank several spots, because at my school a bunch of us took the exact same number of AP/honors classes and are currently tied for ranks in the top 1% (the top 4 spots of 400ish). This class might make me fall off that edge. Plus senior year it would be challenging because I'd have 6 AP classes and then this online class outside of school to complete along with college/scholarships apps and extracurriculars.</p>

<p>I am looking for feedback/suggestions on what I should do. I'm leaning towards the easy English class right now, but it pains me mentally because I love English and it's my favorite subject and I want to pursue it further and actually challenge myself (wow that was a long run-on haha). I worked really hard sophomore year to get ahead, and it's just frustrating that all that work might end up being for nothing if I just regress to an easier class senior year.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your input=)</p>

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<p>It is dumb to take English 12 when you already have both AP English courses on record. This makes no sense whatsoever. If you need another English course to graduate, and there is nothing FUN like Journalism or Creative Writing, I really see no other option for you other than the community college course. The key here is your statement "I love English and it's my favorite subject and I want to pursue it further and actually challenge myself".</p>

<p>Stop worrying so much about your class rank. Ultimately that will mean very little, as final rank won't be determined until after you have been admitted to college. And, you are talking about a 200 level (as in college Soph. or Junior level) course here!</p>

<p>If you are concerned that your overall courseload will be too heavy, you may want to reconsider the other 6 AP classes you are taking. Do you really, truly need every single one of them?</p>

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<p>A couple of seniors in your situation at my kids' high school last year self studied for an english AP with a teacher as an advisor and got credit for an independent study english class.</p>