<p>I was wondering which AP is good.. meaning easy(not like blowoff.. but with some great amount of effort) and fun. AP Euro or AP US...?</p>
<p>AP Euro is less detailed on individual countries but covers a lot more countries</p>
<p>AP US is very very very detailed on just the USA</p>
<p>so I guess it depends if u think its easier to become a super-expert on one country or a mini-expert on like 5 countries/regions.</p>
<p>I personally think Euro is more fun because US history is just boring, since most people already know the general stuff and dont want to hear all the crap again in more detail, especially the various cultures of individual native american tribes which is incredibly abstract and hard to remember</p>
<p>Personally, I much preferred US History, due to both the subject matter and teaching style. However, I know many people who, like RootBeerCaesar, fine Euro more interesting. The teacher of each of these classes at your school probably also makes a difference. Generally, I believe Euro is considered a slightly easier AP...at many schools, it is a sophomore class, while USH is a junior class...however, I strongly think that it really depends on the teachers at your school, and even more importantly, which subject you find more interesting.
(And, just for note, we did not learn much about native americans at all in my USH class, much less specific cultures. I don't believe it's actually on the curriculum. However, I find RBC's implication that studying those cultures is somehow more "abstract" and "hard" than learning to differentiate between, say, the different European cultures, to be more indicative of the cultural bias we get in history courses in general. Also: you complain that USH is stuff you already know, and then complain that native american cultures are too unfamiliar? I am confused.)</p>
<p>well I mean like most ppl know US History in relevant detail, but to study it to the miniscule detail to me seems overdoing it. </p>
<p>For the native american part I just meant there are dozens of tribes and to remember the cultural aspects of each one is simply difficult</p>
<p>well, i like both subjects, but for the DBQ for U.S. you must have outside information</p>
<p>I found US easier, though I scored the same on both AP tests...</p>
<p>From my research, not many highly selective colleges give you credit for AP Euro..</p>
<p>Not really</p>
<p>Almost all highly selective colleges do, with occasional exception (Harvard). It's not a very common AP and thus not overtaken as I know many schools in the US dont even offer it , when however they offer AP US and World</p>
<p>but in the end it all depends I suppose. AP Euro cant be downgraded because a lot of highly selective schools dont accept Calculus BC or Physics C credit either</p>
<p>Euro's a sophomore class at my school, is that rare?</p>
<p>well if its included its usually as a sophmore class. Normally schools that dont have it instead have World History as a sophmore AP class.</p>
<p>At my school Euro was a Sophmore class. I took it and it was really really fun.</p>
<p>I definitely recommend it.</p>
<p>yeah Euro is a sophomore class at my school too.
AP U.S. History is a junior class, and AP Gov is a senior. We dont offer World.</p>
<p>notthatgood4- I'm taking AP Euro as a sophomore and I have many friends at different schools doing the same.</p>
<p>this is the typical format of students' history schedules at my school: </p>
<p>frehsman: world cultures regular or advanced
sophomore: asian studies honors or AP Euro
junior: intro to philosophy or AP US
senior: one semester of AP Gov and AP Economics</p>
<p>my school's is different</p>
<p>9th: geography
10th: ap world or modern world
11th: ap us/ap economics, ap euro or modern us or world
12th: same as 11th</p>
<p>my teacher, who teaches all those history classes except geography, hates AP US, and blames it for asking ridiculously detailed questions about TV shows from the 1970s. I never took US, but I took Euro last year, it was pretty easy</p>
<p>I slept through my European history classes...all of em</p>
<p>i thought history was one of the most boring subjects on the planet and thought it was ridiculous that we had to take it.</p>
<p>however, that was before i enrolled in the US history course. US is sooo fun and interesting. We got much deeper into US historythan i ever thought was possible, and being very opinionated, i was able to successfully and strongly argue any ideas in essay or oral form. in the end, i got a 5 on the AP USH.</p>
<p>id DEFINITELY choose US over EUro</p>
<p>This is our school (and btw, our high school accets students beginning from 7the grade via specialized exam)</p>
<p>7th - Basic government politics/geography/cultural anthropology/Ancient civilizations
8th - World/Ancient History I/World History II
9th - World History III/World History IV
10th - World History V/ US History I
11th - US History II/ US History III
12th - None</p>
<p>for our school, we dont offer AP US history because we have 3 semesters of mandatory USH. Also, in our school, 12th grade is all electives, because since we start high school work in 8th grade, were done with all requirements by our junior year.</p>
<p>Our Social Studies electives (should we choose to do social studies) are: AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Euopean History, Constitutional Law, Philosophy I/II, International Relations I/II</p>
<p>I took APUSH as a sophomore. I hated the class and the teacher.</p>
<p>I guess it all depends on what area you're interested in and which teacher is nicer/easier/or more interesting.</p>
<p>"Euro's a sophomore class at my school, is that rare?"</p>
<p>It is not.</p>
<p>Euro was a pretty cool class. APUSH at my school, IMO, is significantly harder (based on 3 days of work and what I've heard). But that's probably b/c you can only take Euro as a soph and USH as a junior at my school.</p>
<p>AP Euro is also a sophomore class at my school; APUSH is a junior class at mine. Which one you should take just depends on what you're interested in.</p>