<p>I am trying to self-study for the AP Euro. Is it harder compared to APUSH?
What books should I use to study?</p>
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<p>I’ve taken both Euro and APUSH. I don’t think either one is harder; both are about the same - both entail a rather significant bit of memorization and cover about the same number of years of history. </p>
<p>To ace the multiple-choice of the AP, the book you want is Crash Course, hands down. Princeton Review is decent for the FRQs. Make sure to practice with the actual essays posted on AP Central as well.</p>
<p>I found APEuro to be harder than APUS because there is a broader span of topics, but it wasn’t that much more difficult. This website has awesome powerpoints that you can use.
[Powerpoint</a> Palooza](<a href=“http://pptpalooza.net/]Powerpoint”>http://pptpalooza.net/)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. May I ask what you got on the tests? Have you had people around you use the book by AMSCO?</p>
<p>I’ve used AMSCO for APUSH. It’s trash. If you are looking for a good APUSH review book, get The Essential Content.</p>
<p>^^^ Disagree. There’s a consensus that AMSCO is the best book for APUSH. I personally got a 5 on the AP test and an 800 on the SAT II because of that book.</p>
<p>bart2385: Did you only use that book? Could you please specify how exactly you studied. If you don’t mind! Thanks1</p>
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<p>As if consensus were everything. But let’s go on despite this fundamental logical fallacy. </p>
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<p>Well, congratulations :)! You would have saved time though by reading The Essential Content, which cuts to the chase much better than AMSCO does. AMSCO drones on and on, for example, about battles. One does not need to know the specifics of individual battles for the AP or SAT II exam. There are only four battles one needs to know, and each is delineated in The Essential Content in the space of a paragraph rather than several pages. As far as credentials go, I got an 800 too. The Essential Content had all the bases covered in a concise way. I’m looking at the index of my AMSCO book right now and I can tell you that AMSCO includes way too much superfluous information.</p>
<p>Essential Content is pretty much Direct Hits right? Just by the same author.</p>
<p>Correct, although The Essential Content has beefed up essay sections. DH is out of print anyway so you might as well spring for a new copy of The Essential Content rather than an overpriced and used copy of DH (DH is $70 on Amazon at the time of writing while Essential is $17). AMSCO is $33 on Amazon, and that’s about $40 dollars too much; I would not read AMSCO if I were paid to read it. It is sanguinary to your eyes and detrimental to your knowledge - there is simply way too much unnecessary information in AMSCO.</p>
<p>Oh, wow! That’ll save me money! Thanks!
Do you have any other recommendations or study tips?</p>
<p>Which exam are you taking? Euro or APUSH? In general, just read and memorize the respective books I’ve recommended - Crash Course for Euro; Essential for APUSH. </p>
<p>Apart from that, practice with the FRQs posted on the College Board website. </p>
<p>Good luck :)!</p>
<p>I plan on taking both! so crash course and essential! okay! thanks so much!
did you by any chance take ap econ?</p>
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<p>Wow!! Godspeed then, on both! You’ll be testing for 6 hours on May 15, 2013 though - US in the morning; Euro in the afternoon - so best of luck!!! It’s likely do-able, but you’ll definitely be exhausted. Just a heads-up about what you’ll be going through :). </p>
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<p>About your second question: I have not taken either one of the Econ APs. Perhaps someone else will be able to better assist you.</p>
<p>Wow. I just saw the schedule. This is going to be a pain. haha.</p>
<p>I really, really liked both of these exams; they were both two of my favorite classes I’ve ever taken. </p>
<p>I liked AP Euro much more, but I would say it’s a little bit harder than APUSH. Something you can self study and succeed in, though, I would say.</p>
<p>Oh, and I got 5s on both!</p>
<p>Which books did you use?</p>
<p>I think AP Euro was harder than APUSH simply because in Euro you had to worry about knowing about all of Europe while with APUSH it was just one country. I definitely put more work into studying Euro than APUSH because there just seemed to be way more to learn and memorise. I got a five in AP Euro and I haven’t gotten my results for APUSH yet (though I got an 800 on the SAT II). Taking both of them is going to be a lot of work but should be doable. But the AP tests are held on the same day so your hand may already be aching by the time you get to AP Euro. I also heard that they’re changing the test for APUSH next year, shortening the MC and adding more, short answers type questions.</p>
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<p>The APUSH test will change for those who take it in 2014.</p>