College credit worth it?

thetimewarp
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:23:49 +0000

First, let me provide you with some background information: my school has block scheduling, so that means that we have the initial AP class in the first semester, and then a shorter AP seminar in the second semester to finish any material that is left and help us prepare for the test. We need to take the seminar to take the test. For my AP Government class, the initial AP class is entirely open notes, while the seminar is the sped up version of the class that tests us on our memory.

All that being said, I’m afraid that, if I take the AP Gov seminar, I will get senioritis (already happening, to a degree) and I will regret taking the class and having to prepare for the test. Even though the tests are open notes, I’m still a couple points below a 90, so I’m a little worried about what my grades will be when I am tested from memory. So, my question: Is it worth it? I will already have 5 credits from AP US History and hopefully another 5 from AP English. I’ve been working hard all through high school, and I feel like I owe myself a break, but at the same time I’m concerned that I’ll regret not taking the test later.