Should I take the AP test?

SolaCatella
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:22:56 +0000

I am a senior, yes. I’m worried about implications that my directed study might be seen as “padding” later on in the year if I don’t go on to take the test by the colleges I get into. I’m worried about “lying” about my courseload. Does that make sense, or am I being a bit neurotic?

I mentioned above that I probably won’t use this score for credit (won’t be counting towards a major and I’m going to have no shortage of scores to use, most likely), and I am confident that I can score out of, say, Latin 101. From my understanding, most colleges offer placement tests for language which I would not have to pay for.

With regards to my being comfortable with the exam material, I’ve grown very comfortable with the Aeneid over the last year. My vocabulary needs work–my previous teacher was not good about making sure that we had a lot of vocabulary at our fingertips–so my friend and I have been specifically addressing that. So I’m feeling wishy-washy. I have also heard that the AP Latin Vergil exam is one of the most difficult AP exams out there, which does not help my confidence level any!

I hadn’t realized that paying for AP tests was not standard–I’m grateful to my school for doing it!