My Dilemmas In AP World

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Hi Samantha, great article! I'm in quite a dilemma right now because I'm just so confused on what I should do. A couple months ago, during my sophomore year I was choosing my schedule for my junior year. After much deliberation I decided I was not going to take APUSH; there were several reasons why I decided not to take it but mostly it was because I was struggling so much in AP World. No matter how much I studied for this course I could not get above a C- on tests and it was so frustrating. I attempted to alter my study routine in any way possible to attain success. Unfortunately nothing would work and as I result I got a 3 on the AP exam, my peers and family did their best to convince me that it wasn't my fault the results I desired wouldn't

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