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I think Jazz has it pretty much down pat.
He is a) not afraid to ask questions b) quite articulate and c) open to learning new ideas and things
All important attributes demonstrated here on Board that will be vital in upcoming years.
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All important attributes demonstrated here on Board that will be vital in upcoming years.and I hope it will help me get out of a redundant English class. 
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hope it will help me get out of a redundant English class
JazzO, dear heart: Don't be so quick to dismiss those classes! OK I saw "redundant" but...
When I was editing newspapers I went to two English professors at least once a month and we went through all the papers I had edited the previous month and they pointed out errors and we had great discussions on English grammar etc.
You're never to old to learn something new or be reminded that something that you'd gotten into the habit of thinking of as correct is really not, but rather is a slipshod usage!
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to old to learn... is a slipshod usage![polite cough]
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Don't be so quick to dismiss those classes!
Well, what I really mean is that I took AP English and the score I got only gets me out of two of the 3 required classes and I don't think my score really represents my ability, plus, I've probably learned as much here as in my English class. I just hope that I can show the professor my writing portfolio from the class and tell him/her about this board and possibly get out of the third class.
I don't have any problem with taking another English class. I probably will take some more in-depth honors class, but I don't care to take something that I've already done.
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Jazzo, I don't know what the set-up is at your new university (I don't even know what AP English is) but is there any chance of your fulfilling the requirement by doing a class on the history of the English language and etymology or something like that?
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AP is Advanced Program. Accelerated lessons, more work.
One thing I'm interested in, Jazz-O, if you wouldn't mind:
did colleges really look at whether you were in the AP or not? If not, I'll quit being in such despair that my son had to come out of the AP because the high school he chose doesn't have it. Thanks.
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Close Jackie, AP is Advanced Placement. They're not really college classes, but classes that can earn you college credit. You have to take a test at the end of the year and based on your score (1-5) you get credit. Universities have their own standards as to how much credit you can recieve for certain scores. UC gives 10 hours for a 4 or 5 and 5 hours for a 3, I think.
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