<p>Which was more difficult for you? (material and exam)</p>
<p>I thought the classes were about the same, but i found the Euro exam more difficult. That was probably because Euro was my first AP test, though. For the record, I got a 4 in Euro and a 5 in USH.</p>
<p>Hmm. I like history. I did European on my own and it was my first year, couldn't go into anything with extensive depth, and tried to use my background knowledge. I was more surprised by how well I did on that, so I'll say that. US History is sort of more straightforward: it's in the background from living in the US, there's only four hundred years really tested, but otherwise the tests are both pretty old and well-established, also similar in format.</p>
<p>People think that AP US would be easier because it is about your country.. but they're wrong. AP US still requires you to know things about other countries.. for example, you'll learn about the issues the colonies had with Britain in the beginning. To me, the AP US test was easier than Euro but the Euro class was easier to me. It really just depends if you absorb well. JUST MAKE SURE TO READ EVERY CHAPTER OF BRINKLEY (our main textbook). If you fall behind on one chapter or decide to skip it and catch up another night, you're somewhat screwed lol.</p>
<p>AP Euro is easier.</p>
<p>Maybe it was because I took Euro as an immature sophomore (4) and US this year as a junior (5), but I thought US was definitely easier. I also had a far better teacher for US.</p>
<p>US feels earlier, but the curve in Euro is great.</p>
<p>I thought AP Euro was harder... Mainly because the textbook was much more comprehensive.</p>
<p>I think it basically has to do with prep. I had an awesome US teacher (5) and a not-so-great Euro teacher last year (3). Go figure.</p>
<p>In terms of exam difficulty, i feel that Euro is easier. My class consisted of 6-7 lectures in total, so i did the bulk of the self studying on my own. The Euro MC was pretty specific, but the essays were a lot more general and easier and you could write something from ur common knowledge. US history is a bit harder, but I liked it and I did feel pretty prepared for it because i took an actual class and i had substantial general knowledge. got 5s on both.</p>
<p>euro felt harder. perhaps because it was my first history exam. it's a lot more blippy than US history, meaning that it covers a lot more material scattered over a very large geographic and time span. Then again, while the content of the exam felt much harder (i had to skip like 15-20 MC's) the curve was probably much more lenient than on the US exam, on which i was able to answer every MC. Both gave me 5's, but your performance will be better on the history exam probably, even though the curve will accommodate these discrepancies.</p>