<p>Okay, so I'm in Academic (regular) Art History now. Usually you can do either Academic or AP & I did Academic just to get my Fine Art credits out of the way (I'm a sophomore by the way.) So I was talking to my teacher today and she said she doesn't have an AP class this year. Usually you need 12 people to show interest for the class, and this year guidance said there were two (well our incompetent guidance department said two, but our teacher found out that the number was about seven, at that point she would urge more to sign up for the class to exist) so the course did not happen, a lot of us not even knowing that we have AP Art History. So now our teacher brought up that some people are going to self-study for the exam and she said that others are welcome to if they want, which I am considering now. How hard would it be to cover all of the material (the teacher will help us more after school as the test approaches) without taking the actual class (only an Academic/CP version)? Our teacher said that three people got 4s last year (she seemed proud... it actually makes me apprehensive that only three did) and she said that this year the kids seem really capable who want to self-study. I know that I have a while to think about it & decide, but would you go for it? Also for a prepbook to go along side, general consensus is The Annotated Mona Lisa being the best?</p>
<p>I don't think Annotate Mona Lisa is the best anymore, for one. Try REA/Barron's.</p>
<p>Second, it would help to know where you are now. Non-AP classes tend to have a much slower pace, and Art History is NOT something one can learn overnight.</p>
<p>I say if you have the drive and the confidence, you will do well. Note that there will be some boring time periods and some really interesting ones, but that is similar to pretty much every class there is.</p>
<p>Good luck with you decision.</p>