I couldn’t find any official thread on AP Euro for 2013, so I’m making one now. Post anything you want that’s related to AP Euro, i.e. study plans, textbooks, prep books, classes, etc. Also, anyone who has taken the AP Euro exam, feel free to give your advice/words of wisdom. Happy studying, CC. :P</p>
<p>I self-studied a 5. For sure you want to make sure you have your writing skills down or seriously work on improving them between now and the exam if they’re deficient. Facts can easily be crammed in at the end, but make sure you understand the concept of Thesis statements, the main idea of your essays. </p>
<p>Learn each chapter through a “thesis” or main argument/idea. That way, not only are you reviewing the material, but you have a “go to” argument for each period/event in European History.</p>
<p>For example, the “Thesis” of the Reformation would be something like “The growing spiritual demands of Renaissance Europe coupled with decaying aspects of the Catholic Church to force a Religious Reformation”. You could substantiate each point of that from the facts you learn (Brothers of Common Life, Indulgences for growing spiritual demands, Absenteeism for corruption, Martin Luther for Reformation). You then have an “argument in a can” essentially that you can open up for the topic if you get in on the AP FRQs. </p>
<p>Even if you can’t memorize a lot of facts, there is an art to writing of being able to take the few facts you do know with the main idea you know to string together a really strong essay.</p>
<p>@longstride Thank you SO much! I’ve basically been freaking out about the writing section (in the middle of summer lol) b/c writing has never really been my forte.</p>
<p>ANYONE ELSE??? I know I’m not the only one out there :D</p>
<p>I’m taking this next year alongside APUSH, if my school allows it. </p>
<p>I’m excited for this course. I bought AP Achiever and Crash Course.</p>
<p>I’m taking Honors Western Civ next year, so I’m hoping for a lot of overlap between it an AP Euro. Still though, I’ll probably get PR and maybe Crash Course or 5 Steps.</p>
<p>Really? NOBODY else???</p>
<p>I’m taking it this year as a sophomore, and I’m contemplating self-studying a little during the summer.</p>
<p>Do you think that’s necessary or should I just rely on my teacher and study along the way? I heard the class was really easy and students get A’s all the time but end up being poorly prepared for the test, getting 2’s and 3’s.</p>
<p>To take or not to take, that is the question.</p>
<p>No but seriously I have no idea if I should take it or not. I’ll probably lazy and chicken out last minute and get a 1, but if I can take it this year for credit and get a 5 (my transcript is deprived of social studies lol) then that would be awesome. And it might actually help me get state AP scholar.</p>
<p>I dunno what I want to do.</p>
<p>Is the AP euro exam easier or harder than APUSH and APWH?</p>
<p>I’m taking it as a sophmore next year, the teacher is known as the GOD of euro because he knows everything about the AP Test and how it is graded etc , but the class is hard to get an A in, but his students have a 98% Pass Rate</p>
<p>Might switch out of stats to take euro…not sure.</p>
<p>I am really looking forward to taking this course! I’m going to study hard for the AP test too and make sure I get a 5!</p>
<p>I’m self-studying Euro this year, along with World and Psych. I’ll probably do fine because I’m obsessed with history, and I took APUSH and got a 4, and I hated APUSH and literally didn’t study until I was riding the bus to the exam, lol. If I don’t do well, no harm, no faul, I’m a senior and will have already been accepted. I plan on using Barron’s, REA and Modern European History.</p>
<p>I plan on self studying three exams this year as well as taking 2 AP courses that are available in my schedule (APUSH and AP Chem), which is sad. My school just really doesn’t offer enough AP’s. Would European History be too much in addition? Is it too hard or would it confuse or inhibit my APUSH information? I am not yet definite on if I want to self-study this or not.</p>
<p>I’m very excited for this class. It sounds really interesting. (:</p>
<p>I am self-studying using Crash Course and Modern European History. I have Princeton Review online, and I might buy a practice book closer to the test if needed. I also self-studying AP World, Stat, and Enviro with AP Bio in school. I am a sophomore.</p>
<p>I teach the course as well as WHAP. Start with the College Board site. There you will find the requirements for the course and what will be tested. If you’ve taken WHAP, you’ll find this course easy, according to my students. Beware though, if you are taking APUSH at the same time, the APUSH test is in the morning and the Euro test is that same afternoon. If you use the generic scoring rubrics from WHAP, you’ll get a good feel for the essay requirements. However, there is a difference with regard to the DBQ (Euro doesn’t require an additional document). Remember to always give at a minimum, 3 specific examples to support your thesis. This is true in WHAP, although I’m not as knowledgeable of the APUSH rubric. One final word…if you took WHAP, remember that the course was to contain no more than 20% Europe. Euro is ALL about Europe. You won’t be covering it as broadly as you did world, but it’ll be similar with regard to specificity to APUSH. Hope this helps…</p>
<p>From a teacher’s standpoint, I tell my students to get a 5 Steps to a 5 or a Princeton Review. They’ll help you walk your way through the course. You can use them as you take the course to help you put all the pieces together. Remember that AP history courses aren’t about regurgitating names and dates. You have to show that you understand the relationships between people, events, and relevant political, social, and economic facts as they are taking place in a particular environment. Remember the Big 6 and So What (who, what, where, when, why, and how and be able to assess the “so what” or as my students say, “who cares”) and you’ll have a good handle on how to approach writing the essays.</p>
<p>That’s kind of a subjective question. I teach Euro and WHAP. In some ways WHAP is easier and some it’s harder. Regardless, you’ll have to work to get the score you want. Remember that it’s not about all the crap you can memorize. You have to be able to use that information and apply it to whatever political, social, and economic events you’re being presented with.</p>
<p>Do it, do it!!! :)</p>