Are you guys taking this class next year or self-studying?
Do you guys have any prep book recommendations?
From all I’ve read so far, I think the material will be really interesting.
Totally random but is it a sophomore class across the nation or just in Cali, And does anyone think I should self study AP psych sophomore year or senior year
At my school and many schools, it is a sophomore AP. The other very common sophomore AP is Euro.
I personally found the Barron flashcards to be more helpful than the Barron book, especially for cram studying. I do better with flashcard studying than reading so I liked this option much better. The flascards were much easier to study exactly what I wanted and it was extremely helpful. I feel like I got a 4 or a 5 on the exam. If you’re dedicated to reading the whole prep book then go for it, but the flashcards are a great choice too. Good luck to all future APWH students!
Hi! I self-studied the exam for this year, and honestly, I found that the exam wasn’t that bad. As for prep-books. Barron’s is probably the best (if you have time) as it covers all of the material with a similar depth that you might find in a course. If you’re taking the class (I didn’t) but I heard that PR is helpful for the questions it provides. Also note, that the newest edition of Barron’s DOESN’T include practice questions at the end of the chapter, and the only practice questions you’ll get are the two practice tests at the end of the book. I also got the Barron’s flashcards and found that it complemented the book pretty well, but if you’re doing a self-study the flashcards might not be particularly helpful unless you also get the book, as some context is needed. (The exam will put these words and their applications in the context of the time period) Just remember that the APWH exam covers a lot of material spanning thousands of years, although not with the same depth as say the AP Euro or APUSH exams. Still, studying early will always help! Good luck and happy studying!
I took AP World this year as a sophomore and got a 5 on the AP. I did pretty well in the class but I only really studied the day before the exam. To study, I just watched the videos on getafive.com–that site is a lifesaver and it’s free; it was really informative, easy to watch and take notes on, and it made the essays fairly easy to write. Also, there are some really great cram packets that divide the history into the periods that CB uses, so those were also helpful; since the AP doesn’t test on exact dates, just familiarize yourself with what happened in each of the six periods of time. One teacher’s website was also really helpful (http://www.teacheroz.com/apexamreview.html) as it had period reviews, cram packets, and information under APWH BUZZ WORDS + CHARTS BY REGIONS AND THEMES which are great for prepping for the essays. If you read through the course description put out by CB (https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-world-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf) it’ll give you a general idea of what concepts you should be studying. But honestly, if you pay attention to the videos on getafive, read through some review packets (familiarizing yourself with what happened in each period of history + making connections to the past and what parallels what as you do so), you’re pretty much guaranteed a 5.
I took AP World this year and got a 5. Although I did well in the class I never really took notes on the textbook (oops), so my review consisted of reading through the PR book and skimming the Barron’s. Although my teacher got through all the content we pushed through the last 3 sections at quite a fast pace. The most important hing is to be able to learn the material on you own from the textbook throughout the year, and to use the review books when the test comes along. Don’t worry about having to know every sinner minute detail! Don’t worry and work hard, and you’ll be fine!
Sup guys, taking the class as a sophomore next year, along with AP Stats. @BucketsUCSC I would take Psych as a chill class senior year.
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@ish512 but senior year I plan on taking AP Calc, Ap gov, AP Econ, and AP stats I don’t wanna have 5 AP’s senior year I wanna take it junior year if comp science AP isn’t offered because people say it may or may not be offered my junior year
I took AP World History and I ended up getting a 4, which is decent considering I did not do too well in the class.
My grade in the class was a B.
To ace the class, in my opinion, Princeton Review is the best book. It goes well in depth and it’s specific in terms of the topics. It’s pretty easy to understand.
I personally used 5 Steps to a 5. The context pages are only 200 pages long, far shorter than barrons’ and princeton review. I liked this book because I only started studying 2 weeks before the exam. I would just read 20 pages per day and then the remaining days, I would do review questions. It’s pretty solid, it’s not general, but at the same time, it doesn’t go too in depth.
I do not recommend Barron’s if you take the class and you think it’s hard. For me, Barron’s was the hardest to understand: it had sophisticated language and it was way too complex. Also, barrons goes by time periods and regions. If your school goes in chapters such as mesopotamia, ancient egypt, ancient china, etc, Barron’s is hard to understand.
I’m also taking APWH this year alongside with AP Bio and AP Psych (self-studying). I really liked what @unwound suggested but is it really alright to not use the textbook at all and simply reply on getafive.com and Barron’s?
The textbook that my class is using is: Traditions and Encounters, AP Edition (Bentley), 5th Edition. It is somewhat helpful but I feel like getafive.com and the Barron’s book are more helpful.
@darkcrescendo for the apwh class itself you should be using your textbook to study for tests (getafive will not help you much on chapter-based tests + world history is cool, it’s fun to learn about), but when it comes down to the AP exam, getafive.com, cram sheets, and Barrons or another review book (if you choose to use one, I personally didn’t use Barrons that much as I ran out of time, but as mentioned previously by another user, Barrons is organized by time periods and regions–that might not be helpful for your class tests, but for the AP, grouping history into the periods used by CB will be very helpful) are your best options. The textbook is simply far too dense and detailed for the AP exam. The AP focuses on the big ideas, PARALLELS, making connections, and understanding causation/change and continuity/change over time between regions and time periods. Getafive, although being less information-heavy than your textbook, goes above and beyond in providing useful information for the MC and especially the FRQs.
tl;dr: I’m not saying that you shouldn’t read the textbook at all (it’s cool to learn in-depth about world history + you’ll probably need it for your in-class tests) but when the time comes to study for the AP, I wouldn’t recommend using it. Rather, start early, use getafive.com and take notes + read cram packets to help you group/remember history in the six periods set forth by CB.
Hey guys, I’m taking sophomore Ap world next year too, along with Ap psych. I actually really both subjects, but I’m kind of concerned about the workload. I don’t know… I’ll just have to wait and see what happens. Good luck everyone!
if it includes geography i will literally buy it right this second if not i’ll still prob buy one
I failed my geography quiz today for unit 2 classical civilizations dropped from a 95 in the class to a 91
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Should I read my World history textbook? Kind of stupid question… lol
The reading amount is just so much and very overwhelming.
I’m also currently taking 3 other AP classes other than APWH and literally just do not have time to read this much in the textbook.
Right now, I’m just doing Barron’s reading (ALOT more manageable than the textbook) + taking notes on getafive.com
But someone told me Barron’s and getafive.com do not go into the details that you will need on the FRQ on the AP exam and I should probably read the textbook. Is this true?
@sdw8253 In terms of doing well in the class, I’d say yes; I’d assume that your tests are based on the info in the text so that’d probs be useful. For the AP exam, getafive.com most definitely goes into the detail you need on the FRQ portion of the AP exam–it actually pinpoints the extra info (it may seem like extraneous info at the time, but actually 100% useful) for your essays for each region per time periods and there are even videos dedicated to possible FRQs for each period of time that CB has divided WH into. Trust me, I’m pretty average, didn’t study for the AP until the day before when I stayed home from school and just binge-watched and took notes on almost all of the getafive videos, took the exam, felt pretty confident, and ended up with a 5. Reading the textbook for the AP exam is not a feasible idea and honestly a waste of time. I’d read the textbook for the class but when time for the AP comes, just check out the FRQs and their rubrics on CB’s website from previous exams to get the hang of what type of questions are asked and then watch the videos taking care to pay attention to the little details. The MC portion of the AP exam is really just reading comp that requires some basic outside info and the FRQs can definitely be prepped for in advance by searching through the old ones since CB recycles prompts.
So could studying/taking notes SOLELY (And maybe some prep books) from getafive.com get you a 5?