<p>^That's a subjective comment. It's the hardest possible AP at my school because the teacher reeks...we have maybe two kids pass the test every year. It's ridiculous. Worst class I ever took...total waste of a year. I wish I would've taken honors with all the other kids in my SLC instead.</p>
<p>AP history is really easy at my school. It's the "read the book if you feel like it, fail if you don't read" type of class. </p>
<p>I usually just read all the chapters the night before a test and get an A/B.</p>
<p>AP history, when I took it last year, was really difficult, because my teacher gave a LOT of busywork. Her policy was to teach us every little nitpicky fact she could come up with, and I freaking OWNED the multiple choice on the exam.</p>
<p>She was one of those mommy teachers, but the class, despite being a ton of hard work, was also a lot of fun. The class itself was really chill, and we'd have all sorts of amusing class wide discussions while we were copying down notes, between her explanations.</p>
<p>If you were at my school, I'd definitely recommend it, but it really depends on where you go. I'd try to find people who took it and see what they think.</p>
<p>As to the difficulty, AP US History was the most work intensive. As for comprehension, it's not terribly difficult, but it's a lot of memorization and studying.</p>
<p>I just got my report card and got a 97 without even trying. Depends on the teacher.</p>
<p>The difficulty of any particular class depends mostly on the teacher. Truly, the breadth of material covered on the APUSH exam is not that extensive. Your teacher, however, might complimentarily assign gratuitous amounts of extraneous busywork that will, in all likelihood, detract from the purpose of preparing for the exam.</p>
<p>It really really depends on both you and the teacher. If you aren't strong in history it'd probably seem difficult, and the teacher makes a HUGE diference.
I took it last year and I got an A in the class--most people I know got in the A range. So we all went and took the AP or whatever aned I didnt find it too difficult, but apparently out of my friends, most of whom were in the A-range, I was the only one to get a 5. =/ But I've always been strong with history, and with some studying for the MC I was able to do well because I usually write really strong essays. </p>
<p>I think the reason that U.S. History is considered one of the harder history courses is because in world history and stuff you usually take a broader view of things, but you go more in depth with detail for US and need to know more specifics, which is harder.</p>
<p>In my class, most people were pleased with Cs and Bs in APUS. But, they didn't care and mostly got 2-3s. But, if you're decent at history and serious about this thing, it's not too bad.</p>
<p>I don't think it's harder. I think World is WAY harder because of the massive span of materials you have to know..from the beginning of mankind to now. Can you say, overload? Atleast USH has a time-span and it's less about memorization and more about comprehension.</p>
<p>There is a lot of work, but most of it is really simple book work. In order to do well you should outline each chapter as your teacher lectures (outline chapter X a day before the teacher lectures it). That should make the class pretty easy. As for the AP test, just go over your notes and get an AP review boook. All that = easy 4+</p>
<p>If you're able to set aside 2 to 3 hours a day for the class and are a competent memorizer and writer it isn't very hard. It's a class in which the volume of work rather than the difficulty is the problem.</p>
<p>not my class... We had a lot of busywork and extra credit... Most of the ppl got As</p>
<p>Seems like it depends on the teacher. I had a really awesome, funny, but disorganized teacher. He knew the subject really well, but he wasn't necessarily the best teacher for the kids who weren't "naturally" good at it. We had to rush at the end. Anyway, it's one of my better subjects so I was fine. High grade in the class and a 5 on the test.</p>
<p>While it depends on teacher, there typically is more busy work and reading which makes it very manageable.</p>
<p>half the time i felt like there was so much material i couldn't possibly keep it all in my head for the end of the year. but it worked. make it a priority to see the "big picture"-- themes, context of what you're studying-- and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>It’s not hard - it’s just a lot of memorization because it’s a lot of information.
My school breaks up US history into 2 years so soph. yr i took US hist. I Honors (up to the Civil war) and then junior yr was the AP History class so it finished up the curriculum.</p>
<p>It’s just a lot of writing and reading and re-reading. and review. But it is not impossible. And if you like history, it’s going to be interesting to learn. Just try not to cram for the AP test (even though everyone ends up doing that the week before lol)</p>
<p>whoa i thought it was a breeze</p>
<p>Depends on the school and the teacher. My teacher is a really harsh grader, and on essays and DBQ’s, he’s given out one perfect 9/9 in his entire 20 year career. But he curves stuff, so it works out fine.
My sister is amazing at histories, broke every curve, didn’t really “read” per se, so it was really easy for her. She didn’t study, got a 5. It was harder for me, partially because I hate US history and really couldn’t bother to pay attention, but I got A’s. There was one quarter where I completely left off reading and I had a C for a while, but I brought it up to an A without much trouble. So I’d say just actually do your reading. It’s definitely a class where most people need to read, unlike, say, Human Geo, where no one reads.</p>
<p>For me, it was one of my easiest classes during junior.
We never did any essays (well we had 2 take home essays), had fill in the blank tests, which were just vocab words/important people, and received massive extra credit.
Got a 5 on the exam.</p>
<p>You guys are aware this is practically a 2 year old thread. </p>
<p>Nevertheless, while the board exam is very easy, the class can be difficult depending on the school and teacher.</p>
<p>It depends on the person. I am a huge history buff/trivia maniac so remembering facts was a walk in the park for me. I never was really challenged in the class or on the test. Others I know would study hours everyday and still struggle. Now the reverse is true for AP English tests where I am total fail…</p>
<p>apnotes.com and youll be fine</p>