I also heard modern european history is also really good it is old (1990) however
I got a 5 on the exam last year (only one in my graduating class). Since the test is changing this year, feel free to ignore my 2 cents, but this is how I did it:
- I thought the AP Achiever book was stellar. Use Crash Course to decide which areas to focus on (I went out on a limb and completely ignored World War II), and then use AP Achiever to get an in-depth look at the content.
- As suggested earlier, make a note of running themes and make an effort to truly understand the big-picture idea for different events.
- Find previously-released exams on scribd and practice them. Some AP European History teachers even use these for tests, and by some lucky fortune, I got one for the final.
Note: You don’t need to be a perfect history student to get a 5. I erroneously stated that Napoleon Bonaparte was heavily involved with developing transportation, but that didn’t cost me in the end. If you don’t get the results you want in-class, don’t fret. My highest DBQ score all year was a 5/9; my highest FRQ was a 6/9. Just make sure to learn from your mistakes.
Good luck!
The new ap euro exam seems to be a lot different from the old one but the only review book designed for the new one is princeton review and the reviews on amazon are saying that it doesn’t even reflect the changes. Anybody have any tips on how to study??
@alphatr0n Well the older review books still help review the content just they aren’t great for testing strategies. Apparently the new format is a lot like APUSH so maybe skim through one of those review books maybe from the library or something to get test taking strategies. Also the Barron’s book comes out in I think february for the new 2016 format.
Hey anyone done a long essay question yet?
Wow this forum is dead
I know that the Multiple Choice has changed, and is now fully document-based intrepretation
how specific do examples have to be on the dbq and essays to get full credit?
Learnerator.com has a bunch of practice multiple choice questions that are based off the new test. There are probably hundreds of questions. You have to pay for the difficult questions but the easy and medium ones are free.
The multiple choice this year is going to be stimulus based so im wondering how much information do we actually need to know because right now im using the Ap achiever book by freiler and it goes into a lot of detail? Should we know all this info or am I better off just reading crash course or something?
@alphatr0n For the MC, it is stimulus based, but there are only a few questions that have the answer in the passage. Most of them just use the stimulus as background but you need to know the facts/ analysis. Also, the essays need specific evidence with names, numbers etc. I am using Barron’s to study along with class notes.
I’m taking AP Euro as a freshman, and have the Barrons and Crash Course books. Would it be beneficial to get any others? or is the information going to be redundant? Also, I’m having a hard time figuring out what practice exam will be most similar to the real test. One my teacher gave seemed exceedingly difficult, and the Crash Course online one seemed too easy. If anyone else knows more about the exam or has recommendations for any review books/study guides let me know!
On the collegeboard website there are some practice problems and essays you can do.
@ZealousScholar The test that we are taking in 2016 is different from the tests that have been taken in the past, so I think your best bet would be to stick with what you have and take practice questions on the college board website. I have the Princeton Review (2016) edition and Learnerator 2016 edition questions to help me understand the new format of the test. If you are used to the types of questions that will show up, you should be good.
On the College Board website, the only questions I found for the 2016 exam were 30 multiple choice and an example of each type of essay question. Is that all there is? @thenorthstar
Unfortunately, those are the only questions accessible to students at the moment. To get yourself used to the new format, I would use this: https://www.learnerator.com/ap-european-history-2016. College Board is the best bet because they are the ones writing the exam. Although this is true, only a few questions are even released from the redesigned exam. Learnerator models their questions from the questions released by College Board.
I ended up paying for all of the questions, but I think you can practice well without paying.
I would second @thenorthstar’s recommendation to utilize Learnerator as a resource for practicing AP-style multiple choice questions as they are all source based (whether through quotes, charts, or illustrations). Their “difficult” questions aren’t accessible for free, but their moderate and easy questions are equally good as well. Also, has anyone taken the practice exam that teachers have access to? My teacher is going to make us take it next week, so I was just wondering whether it is really hard or easy. The Barrons online practice test for AP Euro was pretty moderate in difficulty (think I got 35 right, but I only did the multiple choice). I don’t think anyone’s posted a link to this test yet, so here it is.
http://barronsbooks.com/AP/eurohist/
Praying for a 4 on this exam as we had 12 weeks to barely skim everything (course is taught during 2nd semester lol).
@Terminator3136 we took the practice exam (MC section) and I missed 13. People in our class missed 20-25 on average. Like you, we have barely done any actual test preparation. The Short Answer Questions were pretty simple in my opinion.
I don’t know about the DBQ or the LEQ because we’re not going to do practice for them. Our teacher is convinced we “know” everything despite the fact we’ve never written a DBQ in our lives. Just praying for a good score because at this point that’s all I can do.
lol multiple choice i failed and got 35/55 
with no studying…saqs i got a 100% with 15 min to spare DBQ also 100% (IT WAS RLly EZ like it was on european attitude towards noneuropeans) LEQ was impossible (how did art from 1450-1550 i think reflect individualism)
@mathdude12345 I wish I could get help with you somehow for the DBQs because I literally have NO IDEA how to write them. I’ve tried watching videos and doing practice, but I don’t know how to write them. I am in need of serious help… wish teachers could just teach for once.