Although a conclusion is not necessary (I never have time to write conclusions and I usually do fine). The most important thing is the thesis (you can leave the intro for the end and go back if you have time to write it), then the body paragraphs. And if you have a TON of time, have already gone back over your essay, written your intro and conclusion, etc, you can include a title.</p>
Yeah, as others said, FRQs are like an essay, not a paragraph. We are never required to write a conclusion, but an intro is important, and a thesis is very important.
Ahah, yes, this is indeed the Age of Anxiety! ;)</p>
If anyone has released economics exams (macro or micro), comp. gov. exams, or APUSH exams I will trade! I have Euro exams for 1984, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2008 I would be more than happy to share! Just PM me!</p>
“Although a conclusion is not necessary (I never have time to write conclusions and I usually do fine).” → Cool, because even if I have time to write conclusions, they don’t add to the essay. They’re repetitive and weak.</p>
“The most important thing is the thesis (you can leave the intro for the end and go back if you have time to write it), then the body paragraphs.” → I NEVER thought of that, but that’s actually pretty good!</p>
“And if you have a TON of time, have already gone back over your essay, written your intro and conclusion, etc, you can include a title.” → Ehh, not necessary. I would just go onto the next essay.</p>
Btw, how are the essay parts going to be administered? I know that there’s a break after the multiple choice and then we move onto the writing. Do we get a break after the DBQ, or do we write all three essays in one sitting? Also, are proctors nationwide obligated to announce suggestions (i.e. "You should move onto your first FRQ now…) or is the partitioning of time completely up to us?</p>
Also, sorry if these points were addressed before; I’m not completely sure, so just to make sure, how deeply should I get into the Cold War, Gulf War, Soviet control of the Eastern European states, etc.? I’ve heard that there has been an increase in the number of questions on recent tests concerning these more modern events. I’ve read the chapter on them, but they seem very … forgettable, haha.</p>
You can use the FRQ time as you wish. The only required usage of the time is the first 15 (or 10?) minutes to read the documents. During this time you may not write in your pink answer booklet, although you may outline or write whatever you want in your green booklet. Once your writing time starts, you may work on any FRQ (or DBQ) at any time.</p>
Thanks so much for the info! I guess the reading period would be 15 minutes - I don’t think 10 would be enough for me, lol!</p>
Yes; it’s 15 minutes, not 10.</p>
Can you believe it? The test is next Friday. This has been a year of history well spent. Hopefully, I will be admitted into AP US History next year.</p>
I have been studying the entire month and got a 5 on a practice test my class took. I think I can maintain that score.</p>
Yeah, I can’t believe that the AP Euro test is already next Friday! And that all AP tests start next week, starting Monday for me!</p>
collegeboundJon- how many MC questions did you need correct on the practice test to get a 5? My class doesn’t do practice tests or any sort of test-prep whatsoever.</p>
I just took the Sparknotes practice test, which is 60 questions. Here’s what they showed me:</p>
<hr>
SCORE
Raw AP Score: 117 out of 180
Scaled AP Score: 4 </p>
ANSWERS
You answered all 60. You got 43 questions right and 17 questions wrong. </p>
AP SCORE
Congratulations! More than half of the students who score like you on the multiple choice section get a 4 on this AP exam. Most of the rest get a 3, but about 15% get a 5. You’re in good shape. </p>
TIME
You spent 20 out of 40 minutes on this test. (Ehh, I was impatient and wanted to see how I did…)</p>
GUESSING</p>
<h2>You guessed on 8 questions, but only got 1 of them right, which means you’ve hurt your score by guessing. You might want to rethink your guessing strategy—the time you spend thinking about how to guess might be better spent on other questions. </h2>
The last part doesn’t really matter now that guessing doesn’t have any penalties anymore, right? Also, assuming I get a 5 on each essay (I have little confidence in myself -_- ), then what would my overall score be, on the 1 to 5 scale?</p>
Also, the practice test seemed rather difficult and had topics and names that I never even knew of, such as Guelf and Ghibelline. They never appeared in my review book! :O</p>
You’d get a 4, but if you get a 6 on 2 essays and a 5 on the other then you’ll have a 5 as your overall score.</p>
[AP</a> Pass - AP Euro Calculator](<a href=“http://appass.com/calculators/euro]AP”>AP European History Test Score Calculator - AP Pass)</p>
try playing around on that</p>
Anyone have essay predictions? I was reading the Official APUSH thread and there were some good ones for US history. How about Euro?</p>
^Hmm… all I can offer are:</p>
*woman’s role in ________th century [country/area]
*something about Russia
*something specific about the Cold War
*a big movement, like the Reformation or SciRev or Enlightenment</p>
Idk if there’s a topic for an FRQ that’s on the test every year. If there were, that would make life so much easier!!</p>
Btw, random question:</p>
How long does it take you guys to get through an AP history review book, such as PR?</p>
Essay predictions? They ALWAYS put a social question, ALWAYS. So, be sure to know women movement, particularly the contemporary period (suffrage, birth control, etc…). </p>
Also, know your Russian History and Cold War era well, since Cold War has yet to show up.</p>
thelastyogurt - Took me a few months to get through PR, but I’m doing it over again in like, four days. Random username, btw :p</p>
@swebber</p>
I read through Achiever, but I also bought PR a long time ago and never really touched it, so I was wondering if it was too late and if I should just re-read Achiever.</p>
Just skimmed through PR, too, and it covers things that Achiever doesn’t have, so Idk if freaking out is what I should do.</p>
Btw, I was eating yogurt when I made that username, lol. It kind of reminds me of the orange juice commercials where a mom is struggling to get a carton in the back of the shelf, which leads to a sunny farm in Florida. A random farmer rushes to hand her a carton and she walks away satisfied. The end. Man, I miss those commercials…</p>
^ Yeah, I like PR allot. It’s efficient and goes over what you need to know. Should be alright if you get through your weak areas, maybe try for a chapter or so a day. I’ve got to go over the 1848 revolutions and the Cold War Era really bad.</p>
I remember that commercial! I miss those commercials too, because they remind me of the days when I lounged around after soccer practice, totally care-free…</p>
Russia and the Cold War are both good suggestions. And of course social issues are always important to be aware of. Hmm, I wasn’t actually thinking about the Cold War since it was an APUSH DBQ not long ago (2006?) but I guess that’s really rather irrelevant. </p>
As for PR, I’m planning on getting through it in 3 days (hopefully)-- I’m just going to read the content for now, seeing as I haven’t even gotten to the French Revolution in MEH by Viault… And tomorrow I’m going to buy the Crash Course book from Borders- hopefully I can go through that as well as Viault and PR, leaving the last two days to take practice tests/learn what the stupid DBQ is supposed to be like 
Until a few days ago I thought it was the same as the APUSH DBQ. Apparently not.</p>
“Until a few days ago I thought it was the same as the APUSH DBQ. Apparently not.”</p>
I’ve been hearing this too from various places- can someone explain how the Euro DBQ is different from APUSH? I took APUSH last year.</p>