<p>I had a friend recommend that I take AP World History because I had taken both AP Euro and AP US History... It worked for me. I put minimal (read: 3 hours) of formal studying for the test, mostly reviewing China, and I pulled a 4. </p>
<p>I had also taken Humanities in Freshman year, AP Art History in Sophomore year, and IR Junior year... but I suspect anyone with a strong history background can self study this test easily. Just glance China, Africa, and South America.</p>
<p>Basically, I found the test didn't ask suck specific stuff, more trends.</p>
<p>I'm still kind of incensed that even though they stress so much on interactions between cultures, they still neglected to mention Greco-Buddhism.</p>
<p>I self studied for the AP US History, and I got a 5. I figured that since I was taking regular US History, it would not be a big deal. I just did a review book.</p>
<p>I agree with llpitch (sorta). World History is ONE of the easiest history self studies, but the history AP Tests are one of the hardest, so it actually places it high up there. Obviously it is not harder than chem, physics, or US history, but it certainly would be harder than Euro, Bio, Calc AB, etc. Also, it depends on how you look at it. Some people like history others loathe it. Some people are good at memorization, others rely on concepts. Some people are good at making connections as they read, others need it thrown at their face. "Easy" isn't defined by the majority vote nor by the bias of a certain population.</p>
<p>for me, world history had the hardest exam. i self-studied ap us history (literally) and received a 5 on the exam, while on the ap world exam i received a 3. i also self-studied world btw.</p>
<p>i have to admit i did study quite intensely for the exam. i began on the february prior to the exam using amsco partitioning my time so that i could finish the book (35 chapters) before spring break. i basically reserved 5 chapters for each weekend. i g2g i'll answer the rest of the questions tmo.</p>