I’m going to be taking both next year along with AP Biology (any help on that would be nice too!) and AP Chinese. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for previewing the course info over the summer so I can be better prepared for the class next year, since I hear AP World and AP Euro are intensive classes. Is there any videos or websites or important information in general that will help me do well in the class (and on the exam)?</p>
<p>You dont need to do anything over the summer, just have a solid course during the school year. The most important thing is your ability to memorize and make connections. This is why being a good note-taker is extremely important for any of the ap histories. First of all, it actually helps you memorize the material when you need to write it down, unless youre merely copying from the textbook. Secondly, anything you do forget you can easily access and your notes are an ass-saver if you dont have a study guide like PR. Make sure youre good at note taking, you’ll apreciate it when you get to college. </p>
<p>@Esat936 Thank you so much! Is there a certain review book that is best?</p>
<p>The barrons book is great for world history. REA for European History, though I would consider buying the Princeton Review with it as well.</p>
<p>Also, I cannot stress having a good, all around year enough. The amount they expect you to memorize for this exam is too big for one large cram session. Im taking both of these exams this year, and ive hardly done any review at all because i made sure to review my notes and done a bit of barrons reading as well. You can easily score 5s on both I think if youre just responsible.</p>
<p>And if you can, try to find somebody to grade essays for. Learning how to do the dbq, especially in euro, is extremely important. Otherwise, you can go on the collegeboard site and grade the dbqs yourself, they have guides</p>
<p>For AP World History:
Watch all of John Green’s AP Crash Course videos to get a grasp of the material for the whole year. There about 40 videos each about 10 minutes in length. It may really help you.</p>
<p>Link to “AP World History” playlist: <a href=“World History - YouTube”>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9</a></p>
<p>For AP European History:
I haven’t any great resources online, but I would consider finding out which textbook you will be using next year and see the resources associated with it online.</p>
<p>For Both:
On Collegeboard’s website, look for the AP Curriculum outline and review it. It isn’t really that long.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK to you!</p>
<p>@Esat936 Thank you for the help! Our AP World/Euro teacher is phenomenal from what I’ve heard, so I’m hoping that that’ll be the case for me as well, since I also have two other APs to review for.</p>
<p>@kylet800 Yes, thank you! I’ve been watching John Green’s Crash Course videos and I’m really glad to know that they will actually help. And I hadn’t thought of going to Collegeboard for the outlines, so thank you!</p>
<p>Listen to these podcasts over the summer:
<a href=“https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hanks-history-hour/id264457971?mt=2”>https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hanks-history-hour/id264457971?mt=2</a>
Then use REA’s crashcourse to get a general overview before diving into the book. What I recommend you do to memorize AP Euro is to highlight or make extensive chapter outlines.</p>
<p>Honestly I thought Princeton’s was better for world history. It had boxes to the side of civilizations that compared and contrasted them with other similar to it. Only downfall was the practice tests as they were alot easier than the actual exam. When the exam nears you should use getafive.com it’s the best review for cramming.</p>
<p>@Centry Thank you so much, I really think those podcasts will help. </p>
<p>@Gatortristan Thanks, I’ve heard that the PR had easier practice exams and that was my experience with the PR APES test prep book as well, so I think I might just see if I can borrow it from a friend a couple weeks before the test.</p>