<p>Is it doable? I'll be starting in the summer and working toward the time of the AP exam. I'm not sure about the essays...nor the review books for that matter...any strategies, tips? I've taken AP World already and plan on taking APUSH this year. Which is Euro more similar to? Is this a course where a teacher is specifically required, i.e. APUSH? How much study time is normally needed to get a 5?</p>
<p>It’s definitely a hard test, with a hard curve. I think I’m a little biased because I had a FANTASTIC AP Euro teacher who seriously prepped us out, but I think that while possible, Euro is one of the harder tests to self study for. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands and a love/talent for history, I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s a lot like the US in that there are dates/trends/times you have to remember. Plus, the DBQ writing is different than AP US, and a lot harder, I think.</p>
<p>^I concur.</p>
<p>It’s difficult, but doable. I wouldn’t recommend it though.</p>
<p>It’s true that you have to have love/talent for history. But the essays, DBQ is suppose to be easier than APUSH because there is a extremely specific rubric that tells you how to get all 9 points. However, the non-DBQ essays are similar to the ones on the APUSH exam. The usual curve for AP Euro exam is 114 out of 180 to get a 5 and it’s not that difficult if you do well on the MC and the DBQ and you don’t have to put that much effort in the other two essays since DBQ is weighed more.</p>
<p>Since this is history, probably a lot of time just to remember the information.</p>
<p>lmao. This is the one class I always thought to be impossible to self-study.</p>
<p>btw, I remember my Euro teacher saying something like, if you do decent on the MC, score 0s on the essays and get a perfect score on the DBQ (which involves little to no history knowledge), you can pass with a 3. </p>
<p>I entirely agree with fuzzyfirebunny, though. If you REALLY love history and you’re willing to put time aside for the test, go for it :)</p>
<p>I’m self-studying it this year. I am starting once I receive my materials (in a week). Check out the new thread I created for the best prep materials. I literally spent hours accumulating that list. As of now it’s near the top, but if not, it’s titled “Consolidated Book List for Self Studiers”. </p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>I know that I’m a little late to reply on this. BUT… I would suggest that you not self-study for this course. Even if you are extremely self-motivated and academically consistent, you will waste long hours into the night studying. Not only that… but the questions that they ask on test seem to be somewhat specific. So unless you really want to take this class for some unknown reason, or are REALLY wanting to major in history, I would not take it. I’m a sophomore taking it now, and I have all A’s, and I always have all honors in my schedule. AP Euro will take you down if you aren’t prepared. If you think you can go an entire year, learning by yourself, without taking a break (which you can’t, trust me), then go for it. But if this is for your ego, I wouldn’t try it.</p>
<p>Have fun :D</p>