AP Spanish problem

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Thanks to everyone in advance.</p>

<p>I am a junior currently and am taking the following classes:</p>

<p>AP US History
Photography (required fine art)
Honors English( highest class a junior could take)
AP Spanish
Honors Pre-Cal
AP Bio</p>

<p>I also planning on taking the AP tests for AP Environmental Science and AP Calculus AB.</p>

<p>My AP Spanish teacher is having health issues and will most probably not return this school year. We have had 3 substitutes so far and we have begun an independent study program even though we still have a class for the subject. I am not a native speaker nor am I fully capable of learning Spanish myself. </p>

<p>Will University of Chicago have a problem if I do not take the AP Spanish test but remain in the class. I have no other option because we are not allowed to switch out of the class so late into the semester. (We found out just this week.) </p>

<p>Is there a section on the application where I could justify this decision or will I seem like a whiny teenager trying to get out of her responsibilities?</p>

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<p>Taking the AP test isn’t a responsibility at all, and most college’s don’t really care about your AP scores. What I’d watch out for instead is trying to self-study calc, as pre-calc is a prerequisite… you will either have to self-study/get very ahead in pre-calc in order to manage the new calc material you’ll be learning, or wait until you’ve covered the necessary things in class (probably a bit into the second semester) then cram for the AP.</p>