<p>Which one do you think is harder? Or equal?</p>
<p>I am currently in both AP US II and AP Euro, which are conveniently taught by the same teacher at my high school and therefore very easy to compare! (However, you should also note that my high school splits the AP US course into two consecutive years, the first of which covers exploration of the continent through the Civil War reconstruction and the second of which covers more modern material.)</p>
<p>The best way I can think of to put the courses’ differences in perspective is this: AP US covers 200 years of the history of a single country, while AP Euro covers 500 years of the histories of around 50 countries. </p>
<p>I personally find AP Euro to be a much more interesting and engaging class, but I think US is known to be the easier AP exam and the knowledge is also for some reason easier to retain. (In Euro, the information seems more elusive and difficult to remember- maybe it’s because there are so many Louises and Charleses and Maria-Theresas!) </p>
<p>Whichever you choose, be prepared to exert considerable effort, but especially if you are more a humanities student than a math-science one, I don’t think you have any real reason to worry either way. Just don’t take them both simultaneously like I did! I hope this is helpful; let me know if you have questions about either course and I will try my best to answer!</p>
<p>APUSH is harder. You would have a hard time keeping up with the political vocabulary and the many people you have to know.</p>
<p>AP Euro - much more engaging and interesting.</p>
<p>I’m currently taking AP European History (I’m a sophomore in high school) and it’s kinda boring… all you have to do is pretty much read the text book (Western Civilization I believe) and memorize the info in there.</p>
<p>Although I haven’t taken APUSH yet, I have a feeling it may be more interesting for us Americans, considering that course teaches you about your own country’s history, rather than learning about random leaders in Europe in the 15th century. But APUSH might be more detailed, yet the info seems easier to memorize.</p>
<p>well, have fun learning about the many wrongs America had done in the past two centuries. After reading up to the 1960s, I’m certainly laughing and criticizing America back then.</p>
<p>I took both courses last year, and as far as the amount of content you need to know for each, I didn’t think there was too much of a difference…US might have had the edge. If you read your textbook throughout the year and purchase AMSCO for US and Modern European History for Euro, then you’ll be set for a 5. If you don’t read your textbook…then more readings of AMSCO/MEH should do. </p>
<p>However, as for the exam goes, US is more difficult simply because of the setup. The US DBQ considers outside information to be a significant portion of the rubric, whereas the Euro DBQ doesn’t require any outside info (although its pretty easy to insert a few outside facts). Basically, if you know to write a DBQ, then you’ll get easy points with Euro. Also, for the free response, Euro gives you three choices to choose from for each topic, whereas US gives you two. The MC was pretty much equal in difficulty for me for both exams.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great insight everyone 
Usually AP Euro is for seniors in my school, and they’re like ‘it’s so hard!’ and ‘i want to kill myself’. I find Euro history interesting and I think that might be an advantage. But like you guys said, 500 yrs of history vs 200 years of u.s history is a lot. Plus I’m taking AP Bio at the same time.</p>
<p>This all depends on the teacher.</p>
<p>AP Euro was the hardest history course I’ve ever taken, I seriously had to work for my A. It’s the kind of subject that’s extremely interesting and rigorous at the same time.</p>
<p>APUSH can get pretty boring at times and to me it’s actually very easy. Most of the stuff is general knowledge, though I haven’t taken my AP exam yet, my AMSCO book is preparing me for that:)</p>
<p>I agree with Thispakistanigir, APUSH can get a little boring at times. Like what we’re studying right now, where almost nothing happens. I’ve never taken Euro, so I can’t comment on that. APUSH has a notorious reputation of being one of the most challenging classes at our school - whether that’s in part because of the teacher or the class itself, I’m not sure. A lot of people in my class think it’s extraordinarily hard. Personally, I don’t think it’s that hard, it’s just A LOT of memorization. If you’re willing to do that, you’re set.</p>
<p>Again, I’ve never taken AP Euro, so I can’t comment the relative difficulty.</p>
<p>If it helps you at all, I’m a junior at a private day and boarding school taking both APUSH and AP Bio and doing well in both of them (Calc, on the other hand, is a nighmare :/)</p>
<p>I’m currently taking APUSH right now and have taken AP Euro last year as a sophomore.</p>
<p>In my opinion, AP EURO WAS MUCH HARDER than APUSH.
APUSH is history focused on the perspective of one country… But AP euro consists of many perspectives… And there are so many kings with similar names, treaties, wars, etc. </p>
<p>I haven’t taken the APUSH exam yet, but by the content and the class curriculum, I find AP Euro much more time-consuming and confusing.</p>