<p>I am doing very well in AP World this year (I have a 98, unweighted) because I find the subject to be, for the most part, very interesting. However, I recently took an AP World History practice National Exam and got about 20 out of the first 50 correct. I have not done any studying and really, really want to get a 5 on this exam. Is it normal to do poorly at first and then to start studying and begin to understand the material (or, rather, REMEMBER the material)? Also, when do I need to start studying? I take the exam in a few weeks (around May 15th?) and my teacher is not doing ANY in-class review. Which is unfortunate, because my class won't be getting any DBQ practice or any multiple choice practice. So, should I start studying immediately (i.e. over Easter Break) or do I just need to relax a bit and wait...? We are still covering stuff in class that IS NOT GOING TO BE ON THE NATIONAL AP EXAM! Unfair? Yes. But, seriously, when should I start studying? And what are my chances of making a 5? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>you can definitely get a 5, but you can’t expect to go in and get it without studying. when i took ap world we didn’t do much reviewing in class so there weren’t many who got 5’s. i suggest you buy a review book and completely read through it. after doing that take all the practice tests in the review book and aim for 50/70 (that’s what i would get and i got a 5). lastly, go online and look up all the essay topics that they have. you’ll probably notice that they repeat themes or geographic locations, but not every year. if theres something that hasnt been repeated recently, chances are it will be on your test. so look up all the essay topics and outline them with facts that you would put. and be specific with dates because that looks very impressive. hope this helps :)</p>
<p>remember too that you will no longer be docked for wrong answers but the practice books don’t yet take that into account</p>
<p>the AP world history exam is a joke to be honest. It’s incredibly easy. and it’s scored very easily.
I wrote a whole essay about how about how imperial rome was a republic, and I forgot to write a continuity in my “continuity and change” essay. and i got a 5.
don’t worry about it. i just read through the princeton review book.
i failed the practice tests also.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for the info. Do you know anything about the SAT II World History test? Would studying for THAT instead of the World History AP Exam help me out on the AP Exam? I’m taking the SAT 2 test in about a month, and I want to study that information so that I can make a really good score on that. But would I be sacrificing my AP Exam score? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation to you, OP. I am taking the AP World History test and the World History Subject Test. Studying for either one is fine for the other, but the subject test is much more specific. I’ve heard from CC and the “which books should I get thread” that Barron’s AP is good for the subject test because it is really specific. For the AP, I have Kaplan, Barron’s, and Princeton and Barron’s is the best one so I am reading through that to kill two birds with one stone</p>