<p>What looks better in an application? Self-Studying an AP class and doing well in it or taking the class in your school or somewhere for the year or the semester and doing well in it?</p>
<p>I am considering on self-studying an ap for my sophmore year next year, either some that are not offered in my school and maybe some that are offered but not in my grade.</p>
<p>I am considering of self-studying one of the following:
Macro-Economics
Micro-Economics
Government and Politics (offered only as a Junior)
Psycology (offered but not as an AP)
World History (offered only as a Junior)</p>
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<p>Any comments on my choices? Which would be the best pick to self-study if any? My main interests is Business or Politics/History/Foreign Relations.</p>
<p>If you're going to self-study, you should pick a subject that you're personally interested in. Otherwise, you're going to have a hard time staying committed to putting in the necessary time on your own. Beyond that, I'd say self-study one NOT offered at your school. I don't know which one "looks better" to colleges, but it makes sense to take the course at your school if it's available.</p>
<p>well I was considering in self studying ap gov. and politics because in order to be able to take the advanced curriculum for the Junior State summer school you should have taken ap gov. and politics. I do not know if we specifically have to take the class, but if not then this is an option.</p>
<p>What I also ask is what subjects would be too much for me to self study? Wouldn't it be wiser to self study the easier ones too?</p>
<p>From what I hear, AP Psych is supposed to be the easiest. I don't know about the others on your list (World Hist isn't offered at my school and all the others are senior classes, which I'll be taking next year.)</p>
<p>what about self studying AP US history? Or maybe I should leave that for Junior year, which is when I have to take a full year of US history.</p>
<p>Here are a list of the AP's I am interested in taking:</p>
<p>European History
World History
US History
US Government and Politics
US Comparative Government
Statistics
Calculus AB
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
English Language
English Literature
Psychology
Spanish Language</p>
<p>thats twelve AP's. I will hopefully be taking Euro History next year as a sophmore, but thats it as a class. I am considering in taking one AP as self study. But which one...?</p>
<p>REA and AMSCO are test prep book companies and a DBQ is a document based question (basically they give u a bunch of historical documents and u have to write an essay)</p>
<p>aight, don't worry about what a DBQ is right now (you'll learn in AP Euro). So if you're taking Euro next year, I would advise you independent study ap world (you can always independent study and take the ap test without taking the class at school). This is beneficial because 1. you get 2 aps done, 2. ap world is 3/4 about european history, 3. you would have been familiar with the DBQ format (essays).
Don't get the world history books until winter vacation, when you can judge if you want to add on the work to euro.</p>
<p>you make perfect sense H20Poloer about Euro History and World History, I am definately considering that. However World History is offered in my school as a class.</p>
<p>The only ap's that are not offered as a class as of yet is Economics (both), stats, and psychology.</p>
<p>well logically I would assume it does. Probably towards the 20th century is US history. Before the romans would probably be middle east. In between would be europe. And asia would be in and out during times.</p>
<p>I logically assume it doesn't because there is already an AP that covers European history, so having another AP that is mostly European history doesn't make sense.</p>
<p>I don't know, my friend is taking World, believing that it's like... everything except Euro and US... like, the rest. Has anybody taken both?</p>
<p>At our school, AP Euro is notoriously hard. We don't have a World History class since the teacher for that left a couple years ago and there hasn't been any competent replacement.</p>
<p>I would recommend self studying easy courses like Psych or Econ as it is very very easy to learn in a short period of time.</p>
<p>As for the rest of the classes, take them at school and learn it thoroughly. It will be less stressful for you and more meaningful.</p>
<p>If you have to take a year of American history anyway, wait to self-study the AP at that time. It shouldn't be too bad, just some added work on top of the regular class, and if you have already taken Euro and maybe even world you will be pleasantly surprised. (U.S. is a lot easier, especially the essays as compared to world.)</p>
<p>For people asking about World vs. Euro: My school used to offer AP European history to sophomores, but switched to AP World when it was introduced in '02. My teacher had taught AP Euro for years, and that was where her interests really lay (she got her Master's in European studies) so we got more European history than is usual of the course, but it still wasn't too much. I would say that World is like 30-40% European history. I aced the AP World, but would be completely unqualified to take Euro. Euro goes way more in depth on European issues and asks things that World would never expect you to know. But yeah, World is pretty big on China, Japan and India. Not so much Latin America, but a decent bit, and usually a way to work it into an essay. U.S., however, is conspicuously absent from the exam.</p>