<p>I love history so I took APUSH last year. I got a 5 on the exam. I signed up for AP Euro this year because it's the only other class other than government/econ we can take. </p>
<p>So I got my schedule, yet AP Euro wasn't on there. I went to the counselor, and she said the class was full so I couldn't get in or would have to wait till the first week of school in case people dropped. Even though I did the summer homework for the class and got a slip SAYING I was accepted, I didn't get in in favor of a few people who were placed on the original waiting list. </p>
<p>So my question is: Is it smart to take an AP test (specifically Euro) without taking the class? I would pick up the REA book because it's like a second textbook.</p>
<p>I'm also in AP Spanish and AP Calculus. </p>
<p>And TBH I would prefer if people who answered weren't absolute genuises like you usually find on here who have a 4.8 GPA and want to go to Harvard.</p>
<p>It’s called self-studying an AP.
I think there are a couple of boards dedicated to recommending books for self-studying in the AP Tests Preparation board.</p>
<p>Other than that, I haven’t taken AP Euro and can’t say much about that.</p>
<p>No, it won’t be that hard if you like studying history. (Not a super genius like most people on here). I took 5 AP tests without the classes (passed all but chemistry >.<). Euro is not that bad especially since it is mainly post 17th century (I THINK that’s the time frame). </p>
<p>See if you can check out a text book. Buy a prep book. You should be fine :).</p>
<p>I think for histories and social studies/soft sciences in general, it’s mostly interest that matters. I could have read my Art History text book all day long; I got a 5. I abhorred APUSH; I got a 4. Of course, these were both instances when I took the class, and AP Eur is often considered the most difficult AP history (usually though, only the most popular AP hist classes are in the running though). So, basically, since you love history, I think it’s very possible you’ll do well. And if you don’t, you don’t have to send the score.</p>
<p>Self-studying is a lot of work. You must really want that credit to do it. I self-studied for bio and ush and got 5’s on both. It was really hard since i got home after 9 nearly every day in april with rehearsals, newspaper and other random competition stuff. I learned to bypass doing homework but to still get an A. Yeah again, you must really be interested in that subject, or want that credit for college as was in my case.</p>
<p>If you like the subject, it should be easy enough to study. But it takes a lot of self-determination and perseverance to self study something like history.</p>