<p>Specifically AP Art History. My school doesn't offer it so I decided to study it on my own. Does anyone have any tips? How is self-studying Art History? Any study plans? Is a group necessary to stay focused? I already ordered Gardner's textbook.</p>
<p>My guidance counselor is wicked discouraging and would never recommend me doing this so I plan to tell him later on :) How does the whole process work though? Because my school doesn't offer it, do I have to take the test at another school that does offer it? Or is it arranged that I take the test at my school?</p>
<p>You should definitely check out where you are taking it. The Art History test can’t be done at most schools because of the materials needed for presenting the images. I had to take it at a college here, which meant I also had to take my AP English test at the university. I think they are changing this soon, but I don’t know when. Make sure you can take it somewhere nearby before you spend all year studying.</p>
<p>I hear the Annotated Mona Lisa is pretty good. You’ll probably want a text book. I had Kleiner and Mammiya and I loved it. I had the study guide too. Don’t bother learning Oceanic art, it’s never on the test. Most later (like, post antiquity) Non Western Art can be done really quickly, but make sure you know the famous stuff, The Wave, the head of a queen mother from Benin. Etc.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! I’ll ask my guidance counselor about where I’d take the test in September. </p>
<p>I’ll try to stick to my plan too. How exactly would you recommend studying Art History? Just read the chapter? Or get together with a few people who would self-study it too and discuss the art?</p>