<p>my S will be in 9th grade this coming year and will take AP world history.. do you think he will handle the work load? why his hs is not offering world history honors instead? jumping into APs in freshman year seem hard.. thanks for your input.</p>
<p>Lots of people take APs as freshmen. He’s only taking one; that’s no big deal.</p>
<p>I took AP biology as a freshman and although I got a B in the course, I got a 5 on the exam, and learned a lot about study habits and time management. </p>
<p>I believe he’s going to do great if he’s challenging himself. Colleges would rather see a student challenging him/her self rather than opting for the easier course. </p>
<p>The AP exam for World History has a fairly generous curve; I had no idea what I was doing sophomore year when I took the class but managed to get a 5. So as long as he manages his time well, studies, and takes responsibility, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t do well.</p>
<p>Freshmen taking an AP course is not too uncommon. At my high school there are hardly any freshmen who don’t take AP Human Geography. APWH is significantly harder than APHG, which is essentially THE easiest AP course. If your S is a good student and has good study habits, then I think it will be nothing but beneficial for him, as long as he doesn’t give up. As another post mentioned, it can definitely teach a great deal of study habits and time management. </p>
<p>Also, if he doesn’t do well, that’s fine. He needs to keep at it, and try another AP course or two his sophomore year. Doing bad in an AP class won’t hurt his college classes as long as he continues to try and challenge himself, and improve. Colleges like to see an improvement of grades over the HS career, as well as continual challenging of oneself. ;)</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Freshmen in AP classes aren’t exactly common, but it’s not unheard of, either. I didn’t take an AP class freshman year, but I now regret not doing so (though I’m in 4 this year, my sophomore year, which makes up for it in a way). I feel that I’ve learned a lot more about time management, efficient working, etc. this year with all my AP classes.</p>
<p>Good luck to your son! He shouldn’t have too big a problem with AP World, especially if he’s good at history. Even if he doesn’t get an A in the class or a 5 on the AP Exam, he’ll have learned a lot about history and about time management skills (and others) than he would in a honors history class.</p>
<p>At my school, freshmen are not allowed to take AP exams. But if I had been offered an AP course, I would have taken it. If you believe your son is mature enough and responsible enough to handle an AP class, I highly recommend he take it.</p>
<p>I think he’ll be fine. I had to take AP US History as a freshman and it worked out well.</p>
<p>I’m a freshman right now and I’m in AP Biology and AP Comp Sci A. I’m doing really well in the classes… and hopefully will do the same on these two exams in the next two weeks haha</p>
<p>many freshmen take APs</p>
<p>It’ll be fine. AP World isn’t skill intensive. Your son just needs to be motivated to read the 900-page, dry text book that all history students read. (APUSH is different, cuz he’ll be reading Bailey, which is like reading literature, full of funny metaphors)</p>
<p>What? At my school, freshmen aren’t allowed to take any AP’s and AP World History is the only one offered to sophomores. I did take AP World last year and managed to get a five, and I never read from any textbook. In fact, our teacher never gave us one!</p>
<p>^ Out of curiosity, what did you use to review?</p>
<p>If she can handle the workload, I say good on her. I really wished that I would have skipped our waste of time foundations for ap sciences class, which is our honors science 9 class and dove right into ap’s. However I am not sure if the administration would have let me. I hate stupid rules.</p>
<p>That being said I self-studied AP Italian Language and Culture (it was still a test then) and got a 5 in 9th grade (I had been studying the language for many years before that too and I lived in Italy for a year, so if you can call that self-studying). AP tests felt much more stressful then, however that is probably true for all people taking their first ap test. I had a good experience with it and if she can handle the work I say its a great idea.</p>
<p>EDIT: changed he to she. I misread the OP</p>
<p>I am taking World History as a freshman, so I don’t know what to expect of the exam, but I’m a straight A student and it’s a lot of work in terms of notes (1-2 hours a night). Maybe I’m not used to this AP thing, haha. </p>
<p>Anyways, I think if you like history and have a good memory you’ll be fine, at least in the class.</p>
<p>^ Agreed. I’m in the same boat as you, except for the 1-2 hours of notes per night. I am one of the top three students in all of the APWH classes, and am doing extremely well in the class. But I’ve taken some practice exams, and I’m really not feeling too hot. I’m pretty worried. Have you taken any practice exams yet?</p>
<p>@SeekingUni</p>
<p>I used the Sparknotes Review guide and just tried to memorize the flashcards and the sparkcharts.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve taken a few.</p>
<p>I’m getting around 56/70 on the multiple choice and the DBQ is an 8 or 9 probably. That’s been consistent with a few tests…the other essays I haven’t done much of, but as long as you know the formula/rubric it’s fine.</p>
<p>Just remember an easy way to get an 8 or 9 on the DBQ is (besides doing everything on the basic core) analyzing POV in ALL documents. </p>
<p>I heard the curve for a 5 is around 78 points so you need 78/120. </p>
<p>So if I’m getting 46/60 on multiple choice I need 32/60 on essays, so not too hard.</p>