<p>Can someone give me pros and cons of both AP Euro and AP World? I'm leaning towards AP World Class selection for next year is already taking place now and I would like to know what some people's opinions are on these classes.</p>
<p>I've only taken ap euro (actually i'm taking it now) I took reg. world history however (no ap world here). In world it was a much more broad view, and we focused not just on europe, but on asia as well. We did pre-history as well, and we went through a longer historical period. Of course this means nothing since it was reg.</p>
<p>I should also probably take a look at some of the curricula from some of the AP study books to give me an idea of what to expect.</p>
<p>go to the collegeboard site, and see what you're expected to know that could give you a basic overview of each course</p>
<p>It depends on your interests. Personally I find that I learn the Euro section of AP World best. I find European history fascinating-the Romans were definetly interesting so I sort of wish that my school had AP Euro instead. However, if you'd like to know more about other parts of the world and to study patterns of development, then AP World is for you. If you live in America(which I think you do) then it would be fun, when studying AP Euro, to constantly be thinking, ok, how did this probably affect your culture today while when studying AP World you're thinking more along the lines of how do you think this explains for many of the trends in attitude and culture of the different ethnicites.</p>
<p>Up to you.</p>
<p>I think I would like World better since it's more diverse. Euro seems to be mostly medieval times, kings and queens, and dark ages, which I don't like. </p>
<p>I like ancient civlilzation that best though, and I wish there was "AP Ancient Civilization" (if there is such a class, it's not offered at my school)</p>
<p>However, AP world starts at 1000, so I think that may give me same of the Byzantine Empires, more of the Asian Empires, the Arab Empire, and when ancient civilizations turned into nations.</p>
<p>They are both equally boring.</p>
<p>But the World History Exam was the easiest AP exam I've taken.</p>
<p>Really? How did you prepare for it?</p>
<p>I really liked ap world but alot of schools aren't accepting it for some reason. That is the only drawback I can see in taking ap world.</p>
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<p>I have not prepared for any AP Exam I've taken. I'm not the studying type.</p>
<p>Actually, funny story about the WH exam, I actually finished my essays about 30 minutes early, laid down and took a nap. The proctors looked at me like I was insane. </p>
<p>As long as you can bulls**t reasonably well, the World History, US History, and Euro History Exams are pretty easy.</p>
<p>Ditto for AP Language.</p>
<p>Do well on the multiple choice, bulls**t the essays = 5</p>
<p>"Euro seems to be mostly medieval times, kings and queens, and dark ages, which I don't like."</p>
<p>In the sense that it covers 1300-present... I suppose.</p>
<p>Most of the schools I'm looking at don't accept AP credit from World History, so I would imagine you would be better off with Euro.</p>
<p>Take AP Human Geography if you want to learn about culture and humans...
The class rocks!</p>
<p>Human Geog. is definately not regarded in the same light as the others as far as difficulty.</p>
<p>AP Euro starts in about 1450. AP World starts at the beginning of humanity.</p>
<p>In both courses, emphasies vary widely depending on who's teaching it. I'd ask around at your school and find out what the older kids think.</p>
<p>However, AP Euro is older and accepted by more colleges. AP World has only been around for like four years.</p>
<p>samwis: if you havent taken the class before, dont see its not difficult. ALL AP classes have their degree of difficulty. I know that most would say that AP Studio Art was the hardest AP class they have ever done, compared to the history AP classes.</p>
<p>noodles- Nothing personal, just repeating what I've read around here. I was talking about the difficulty of the test though, of course classes vary greatly from school to school in focus, depth, rigor and difficultly.</p>