<p>well i have always gotten B+'s in my english classes and i got a 5 on the test… id say VERY doable, as long as your good at the Multiple Choices</p>
<p>oh yea i also COMPLETELY BSed the last essay… something about charities or something and i just repeated my idea over and over again with different word. actually, i dont think i even had a conclusion</p>
<p>I am debating whether or not to take the class in my junior year (next year).
I am doing 2 other APs and wondering if it will be okay? Is it hard? How many essays per week? I am not the best writer but i really want to become one. But, at times it gets on my nerves. What do u guys reccommend?</p>
<p>its a really weird test. i had never studied style, diction, etc., so it was a hard transition. for practice, we analyze arguments in the national review and the nation. we write practice essays from the collegeboard. its so close to the SAT its not even funny. teh argument essay and the m/c are basically identical to that of the SAT. m/c is a tad harder, though.</p>
<p>our class is insanely hard. we have the Canon debate essays, etc.
barely anybody gets A’s. But … we have a 93 % pass rate on the AP Exam so i guess we’re doing something right !! lol</p>
<p>What are the best books to study/practice for the test?</p>
<p>you can definitely study it on your own
AP lang&comp isn’t one of those “cramming” type of tests. you sort of know or you don’t by the time the AP test comes.
Just write a lot of practice essays and get a practice book for the multiple choice.
Brush up on vocab words (like SAT vocab words), and make sure you know all of your rhetorical terms! (in the review books)</p>
<p>The actual test is not that bad. It’s just a lot of writing. But if you have been practicing for a while, it won’t be hard. The multiple choice is always tricky though. But everyone has a hard time with it, so it’s ok if you feel like you’re a bit shaky on it. I skipped almost 10 questions and still got a 5. </p>
<p>So to answer your question, studying for it on your own is a definite possibility! Just don’t cram!!! it won’t help for this test. and practice practice practice!!</p>
<p>I took the AP course and I have to say that it was extremely easy for me. We wrote probably 2 essays a month, each one based on the format of the essays on the exam. We were also given practice multiple choice questions throughout the year. In addition to all of that, my teacher had us come before school on three different occasions in the second semester to take full-length practice exams as the exam grew closer. Other than those few times, there was a lot of time to kill in class during the year and I had a lot of time to sleep with my eyes open. I felt well prepared for the exam, but I don’t feel that it took a year’s worth of class time to pass it. I got an A both semesters and a 4 on the exam, but looking back I’d say it wouldn’t be hard to self-study. Overall, it is very easy, and it can definitely be passed on your own.</p>
<p>If you can get a 650 or higher on the SAT CR sections, with minimal practice you can get a 4 or a 5.</p>
<p>We did very little to prepare for the AP test in my class (imo) and I got a 4.</p>
<p>It’s really not a hard test, and I don’t think you need a class. A friend of mine dropped out of the class after the first few weeks, took the exam thinking he would do horrible and got a 5. I also got a 5 on the exam and I am not an English person at all. I always thought I was horrible at English, both writing and multiple choice. I did very good though. You don’t really need a class, just good writing schools and to practice at the multiple choice questions.</p>
<p>my school doesn’t offer the course so I just took the AP without studying and got a 5</p>
<p>I can’t speak to the difficulty of this year’s exam in comparison to previous years, however</p>
<p>The test in my opinion is one of the easiest to pass, but just about the single hardest to get a 5 on. I consider myself a pretty week writer (540 SAT 8 ACT essay) and not a strong multiple choice student, but I recieved a four this year. I think continuous practice and familiarity with the MC format as well as the type of essays will be sufficient for a passing grade.</p>
<p>I have a somewhat natural affinity for English (it’s my worst subject, but I got a 740 on the SAT CR without studying).</p>
<p>I didn’t study for the AP and my teacher didn’t prep us at all (I mean absolutely nothing regarding format or writing essays) and I got a 5.</p>
<p>I get B+'s in english, for the most part, and took the exam without taking the class. Other than preparing for the SAT CR section, which is a little bit similar to part of the AP Lang exam, I had no specific preparation. 4! :)</p>
<p>The class (at my school) has absolutely no relation to the AP test. Even the teachers say they don’t know what’s going to show up and they can’t prepare us.</p>
<p>It was unbelievably easy for me, but English has always been one of my better subjects. I didn’t even attempt to study for it and got a 5. The MC was just a much easier SAT CR, and the writing wasn’t anything difficult.</p>
<p>I did not take the class (though it was offered).</p>
<p>I studied briefly using the PR book for like…three days before the test. All I learned was the vocabulary/literary devices necessary and how to pick out examples of each term, and I learned the formats of the essays.</p>
<p>I got a 5.</p>
<p>I am a math person, however I got a 5 without the class. I think the biggest help was I took AP USH this year in which we did a lot of timed essays, so I learned how to balance my time between prep and writing for the essays. I utilized this knowledge on the AP English test. Even though I am a math person, I love english and spanish class as well. I received a 770 on the CR section of the SAT and a 760 on the Writing section. The multiple choice is not that bad at all, actually. It’s VERY similiar to the SAT CR. All prose. </p>
<p>I would say your D could do well, as long as she’s adept at english.</p>
<p>People are saying that this year was easier and more people received 5s. We’ll have to see when the stats come out.</p>
<p>I took a class but it wasn’t very helpful (we only wrote three or four timed papers and probably about six un-timed papers). We spent most of our time doing dumb projects like posters and discussing philosophy. We did do some multiple choice practice, but probably only about 30 questions total. </p>
<p>I consider myself to be a good writer. I do not consider myself to be a good rapid-fire, speed writer. I always need to do a lot of editing. So I was feeling kind of nervous the night before the test and I decided to have a look at examples from the past. They made me feel SO much better and they gave me a good idea of what was expected. I ended up with a 5.</p>