<p>Do colleges consider it like a serious ap class compared to other aps?</p>
<p>Because Im probably going to take it next year because my school demands that people take 1 art class over the four years of high school and this is just the class all the smart people in my school take (b/c it's ap weighted) and it's a complete joke, like the teacher used to teach art in elementary school and doesnt even know at all how to read essays in class.</p>
<p>I don't think my school is the only one either, so what do colleges see ap art history as?</p>
<p>It would be viewed in the same context as AP US History, AP US Government & Politics, AP Comparative Politics, AP Human Geography, etc. Art history is just another social studies course. The course can be exceedingly difficult, however. I know people who have griped for hours over the extensive readings, essays, and memorization.</p>
<p>I know that schools look upon the course with much esteem and respect compared to other AP courses that many take as self study like Geography and Psychology. Colleges recognize the difficulty of Art History that many people do not understand, most think it is just a po dunk class - but be forewarned, if your teacher is bad then you results on the AP will only be good with much extra work. It is a difficult exam that you cannot BS, especially on essays - people, much to their surprise even with modern art, cannot just look and something and talk about what they see - there are very set things in famous pieces that are always there for a reason, even minute details like finger placement!</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, I decided this year to take art history as a sophomore even though my school doesn't usually allow it because I thought it would be some good fluff. Well, I was rudely awakened. I have no idea how to study, I consistently am right in the 86 range for all my tests and it's hard. However, my teacher has an average score of 4.3 for exam scores. The reading is pretty intense. This class combines thought/understanding with A LOT of memorization of random architectural terms, vocabulary, titles, dates, etc. Almost the entire first half of the year is centered around architecture. I know at some schools it's pretty easy but at my school it's pretty intense. I think the exam is known for being somewhat difficult as well, easier than say APUSH but definitely harder than Human Geo, Environmental, Psych, etc.</p>
<p>I took it online last year on FLVS and I'm convinced that I wouldn't have gotten an A in the class if it was in a classroom setting. This class is very very very difficult! Please be warned that this class is probably viewed as one of the harder APs (since I'm pretty sure it is). The exam is absolutely insane! 115 MC questions, 2 long essays and 7 short essays... I think what makes it the hardest is the time limit and the rapid thinking that needs to take place. However, I think that even with a bad teacher, it's possible to do well on the exam. Just cram.......heavily lol. I skipped school and read REA 2 days straight with minimal breaks and got a 4.</p>
<p>Nope I dont really have aspirations to art, in fact I only chose this class because it was probably least artsy compared to other classes like art, painting, drawing, or photoshop that my school offers. Remember I have to have an art class because my school requires it.</p>
<p>Also, since I'm going to be a senior next year I don't even know if I'm going to take the AP exam for it since I don't think I'll need credit for this class.</p>
<p>Do colleges also require you to take like an art class to graduate too?</p>
<p>AP art history is an awesome class, but if you take it just for the easy ap cred, you're going to be miserable. There were a lot of kids like that in my class, mostly seniors. They all slacked off and whined when they didn't get the scores they wanted. It's not like AP psych or environmental, it's a very good class for cultural literacy and the AP is not hard if you study properly all year.. but for heaven's sake do not just take it for the AP weight.</p>
<p>I'd say the hardest part about art history is the fact that when you see a question you have to go into your mental library and look at the 5000 pieces of artwork you've studied and quickly try to sort through them in order to answer the question. It's great to know how to discuss art and really know what you're talking about. Don't do it for the credit, do it for the cultural knowledge you'd recieve.</p>
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<p>Depends on what college you attend. Some colleges require an art credit and some do not. Look at the websites of your prospective colleges/universities.</p>
<p>My AP Art Hist teacher is beyond amazing, so most people do very well on the AP, but it's not an easy class. I'm one of the best students she's had (sorry if I sound like a braggart, I just work very hard in the class and I'm happy I do so well), so I'm pretty sure I'll do well. It takes work though. I can ace a Human Geo test without ever reading the text book pretty much, but I always read for Art History. There have been a couple times when maybe I was a bit tired and didn't fully integrate the last page of a chapter, and it showed on my tests. I'd end up with barely a 90% or so instead of my normal scores.
Most people at my school only take it if they're very interested in art. It's not an easy A. But it's really cool that everywhere I look I recognize the art I see. There's this guy on the TV in front of me and his book cover has a painting that I easily recognize. It's great!</p>