My son has not started yet, but he would like to self -study for the AP Euro exam. Is it possible to score a 5 just using prep books? If not, which text would you recommend? Any great sites to guide his studying? </p>
Thanks for any advice you can give.</p>
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<p>Advice please?</p>
<p>I took the course last year…and I ended up getting a 3 on the exam.
I found it pretty difficult, especially remembering specific time periods.
I wouldn’t suggest self studying it unless you’re a history buff.</p>
<p>^I also wouldn’t advice self studying. However, the textbook we used in class that was supplemented with the Princeton Review prep book got me a 5. I think that if you read the Princeton Review multiple times, you could get a pretty good score.</p>
<p>However, what the prep book didn’t teach me was how to connect across time periods very well. It also didn’t help as much as the class did with DBQs and FRQs. I really believe that Euro isn’t a class very conducive to self studying (even though many have been successful doing it).</p>
<p>Like @26antara said, it just depends if you are history buff or not…</p>
<p>I got a four I just bought the Barron’s book. I studied on my bus rides about an hour a day for 3 months. It is definitely feasable as long as time is invested on it.</p>