Hey CC,
Having chosen AP World History as a subject for my upcoming year as a sophomore, I’m getting somewhat paranoid, this being my first AP course. Not exactly a history buff, and just wondering what history books/websites people take as a supplement for the class NOT the AP exam…(do people even do this…?). I really want to get a high mark in this class!!!
Just wanted confirmation if World History course is as difficult as people say, and if the textbook provided by the teacher is enough to provide me a high mark.
Any feedback from people who have achieved high marks in their AP World History class would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
P.S. I am currently using the getafive.com, and crashcourse videos
I’m crediting @unwound here, so please if you found this helpful, give this person the helpful and/or like.
“I took AP World this year as a sophomore and got a 5 on the AP. I did pretty well in the class but I only really studied the day before the exam. To study, I just watched the videos on getafive.com–that site is a lifesaver and it’s free; it was really informative, easy to watch and take notes on, and it made the essays fairly easy to write. Also, there are some really great cram packets that divide the history into the periods that CB uses, so those were also helpful; since the AP doesn’t test on exact dates, just familiarize yourself with what happened in each of the six periods of time. One teacher’s website was also really helpful (http://www.teacheroz.com/apexamreview.html) as it had period reviews, cram packets, and information under APWH BUZZ WORDS + CHARTS BY REGIONS AND THEMES which are great for prepping for the essays. If you read through the course description put out by CB (https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-world-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf) it’ll give you a general idea of what concepts you should be studying. But honestly, if you pay attention to the videos on getafive, read through some review packets (familiarizing yourself with what happened in each period of history + making connections to the past and what parallels what as you do so), you’re pretty much guaranteed a 5.”
Are there any other recommendations for acing the class?
Personally, from my friends who started APWH the second semester of their freshmen year, they said to look for the big picture and patterns in history. Also, never be afraid to ask questions because there’s always someone who might have the same thought. This one may not be helpful but reading the textbook and the review book before a test kind of summarizes what you need to know.
@darkcrescendo Thanks for the response! Also which review books did you mean specifically?
Like Barron’s or Princeton Review. I’m using Barron’s for both Sat II and AP