…Too soon? Maybe? Oh well, I’m too anxious. I’ll be taking it as a sophomore next year, my first AP class. I’m super nervous.</p>
Who else is taking AP Euro next year? :)</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>My sophomore D is just finishing up AP Euro this year (and took the AP Euro test last week). She did extremely well in the course and felt well prepared by her teacher for the AP test.</p>
<p>My best recommendation for you is to talk to the AP Euro teacher and find out the textbook that will be used in class (Kagan, McKay, Spielvogel are some of the popular ones). There is a wealth of resources (the textbook student companion website, outlines) already out in the web that will help you during the school year. </p>
<p>Also, go to College Board’s website and take a look at the AP Euro Course Description. Learn for yourself how the course is structured; there are also CB practice tests you should look for. That will help tremendously as you prepare throughout the year.</p>
<p>If you are inclined, do a bit of reading about the history of Middle Ages. The AP Euro course starts “officially” in 1450, but most teachers will assign reading on the Middle Ages because that history is an important prelude to the developments of the Renaissance period and all that follows.</p>
<p>I hope this helps. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I’ll definitely keep all of those tips in mind throughout the year. I’ve bought Barron’s test prep book to skim through over the summer but I heard it’s not the best to use. 
Thanks again!!</p>
<p>I took AP Euro this year, and I would suggest you get CrashCourse by REA and Modern European History by Birdsall Viault. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’ve seen a bunch of students around school carrying Modern European History, and everyone says it’s really helpful, so I’ll definitely get it before school starts! Thanks!</p>
<p>I just signed up for it next year! It’s the first time that it’s being offered at my school, so I really have no clue what to expect. And I’ll be taking it at the same time as APUSH, which is probably a bad idea. Oh well.</p>
<p>I took it this year as a sophomore. :)</p>
<p>It’s a bit harder than APUSH, in my opinion. But the class is very interesting. It’s very worthwhile. I think I got a 4, if not a 5. Use Crash Course and Princeton Review.</p>
<p>Hi sshsdancer! I have no idea what to expect either since it’s my first AP class.</p>
<p>Tips for AP classes in general, anyone…? All I know is that AP Euro is a lot of homework and memorization. Rumor has it that next year tests will count for 85% of our grades. Aagh.</p>
<p>Welcome to the big leagues of AP Euro 
Start prepping early, but tissues for your tears and hope you survive!</p>
<p>I took AP Euro as a sophomore this year. I had a bad teacher, who never gave us any DBQs or FRQs and didn’t get through all the material in time, so I think I got a 3, maybe a 4 on the exam. My biggest piece of advice to you is to always stay on top of the readings and the work, and to take thorough, detailed notes on each chapter. If you end up in the same position I was, try and get ahead and self-study the chapters on your own. Also, make sure you start prepping early. I used Crash Course and Barron’s as my prep books, and I would recommend you do the same, although fair warning for Crash Course: It condenses every main idea into only a few bullet points, so it won’t be much help for the FRQs, and it also did not contain any of the information from the late 20th century (Thatcher, EEC, etc.) that was on the test. It’s still very helpful, but it’s not perfect, and it by itself is not going to guarantee you a 5. But anyway, good luck and hope you end up enjoying AP Euro!</p>
<p>Crash Course had EEC and Treaty of M---- that made the EU</p>
<p>What does one suggest for an individual such as myself who is in the situation of taking AP Art History and AP European History, in their sophomore year.</p>
<p>Here’s my two cents about AP European History:</p>
<p>I took AP European History this year as a sophomore and, by now, I can confidently say that I love the course. At my school, this was the first year AP European History had ever been offered so I didn’t have much assistance from my teacher as she herself did not learn the course very well. I strongly recommend that everyone who is taking AP European History next year does the following three things:</p>
<p>1) Read a little bit of history every night. Some nights can be focused on encapsulation whereas some can be learning new material. By constantly reviewing, even in the smallest of increments, ‘APEH’ becomes all the more easier. I understand that you might have other obligations to attend to, but I highly recommend setting apart time each night to study, especially if this is your first AP (as it was for me). If you miss a day, try to study a little bit extra the next day. </p>
<p>2) Practice your writing skills. Arguably the most important facet of the AP European History exam other than breadth of historical knowledge is the writing portion. I know students who barely focused on the historical content itself but instead are stellar writers and feel confident that they got 5s on this year’s exam. I strongly recommend you work on improving your writing ability this year. </p>
<p>3) Purchase the following books:
Birdsall Vault’s “Modern European History”
Princeton Review’s “Cracking the AP European History Exam” (the year doesn’t matter that much; anything past 2011 should help)
REA’s “AP European History Crash Course”</p>
<p>I recommend you read Vault’s book throughout the year, Princeton Review’s book a few weeks before the exam, and REA’s book during the last few days before the exam.</p>
<p>All tips aside, despite its relatively low success rate and frenzy of students that complain about it, this is a very doable course and, in my opinion, is very rewarding. Good luck and I hope this helps!</p>
<p>It’s an absolutely fascinating course, but it’ll eat up your entire life, especially before chapter exams and the AP. I’d recommend buying Volume 2 and Volume 3 of Spielvogel, if that’s not the textbook that your school uses because it is the best one out there. And, also go on the Collegeboard website to look at the DBQ and the FRQ questions and do a DBQ a month because it takes a long time to get good at it.</p>
<p>My biggest suggestion is to use CengageLearning’s online chapter outlines because it followed along with my textbook. They worked great when I was too lazy to actually read the textbook.</p>
<p>How good is the Barron’s AP European book for summer preparation?
I’m a rising sophomore and I’m taking Euro all 1st semester
(I’m also in Calc ABBC, Chemistry, Spanish)</p>
<p>For anyone taking AP Euro EVER, use the Crash Course book by Larry Krieger. I did not even know what the Thirty Years’ War was 4 hours before the exam; I crammed that morning, and ended up with a 5. This book has literally everything you need to know (especially for the Multiple Choice section). If you’re a half-decent writer, you should get a 5 with no problem.</p>
<p>I got a 5 just by reading Crash Course multiple times. I read PR once.</p>
<p>Never read ‘Modern European History’ because it is lengthy, boring, and full of useless info.</p>
<p>As for all AP History classes, the most surefire way to get a 5 is to take the class. </p>
<p>I took Euro my sophomore year (11-12), didn’t study, and got a 5. The class is everything. There are definitely talks of people only reviewing and getting a 5, but the class is the best way.</p>