Which one should I take?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>Here’s the situation:</p>

<p>At my school, you can take AP Language and Composition and AP US History.</p>

<p>Two teachers teach a “team” course, where they work together and the classes relate to each other. This class is very difficult, and only 5% of their students got As. Around 15% got Bs, around 45% Cs, and the rest failed. </p>

<p>The other two teachers teach the course completely separate from each other. While it’s not a free A, it is significantly easier to earn. (Think 30-40%.)</p>

<p>But the thing is, the team course is supposedly a life changing experience that will make college classes look like cake, while the two independent AP courses are just the standard APs.</p>

<p>Life changing experience, or easier A?</p>

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<p>Standard APs. APs should prepare you at least a little bit for college anyway (unless you have completely FAIL teachers, but it doesn’t seem like they are horrible).</p>

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<p>Life changing experience. </p>

<p>You’re going to get teachers like that in college, might as well learn how to handle 'em now.</p>

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<p>If I were you, I would take the life changing experience. </p>

<p>I switched to a reputably harder teacher after a few weeks with an easy teacher and it’s definitely more fulfilling. No busywork and I actually learn stuff through the homework. I never study for the tests because her class/homework prepares me so well. This is for AP Euro btw.</p>

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<p>The separate one.</p>

<p>And I can see you go to Hart High School.</p>

<p>And I really doubt it is life-changing. Just like when people tell you all stuff like AP classes are extremely difficult…</p>

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<p>Good teachers aren’t always THAT great, but they’re often worth taking a class with. Just go with the “team”. I’m sure it’s not that hard to get an A anyway.</p>