| 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.
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.
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)
PS: My recommendation for a first year summer class is a fun class (but make sure it's on your CC's IGETC list) |