<p>Is AP Euro a highly valued AP by colleges? Is it generally viewed as a harder exam? Or is APUS valued in a higher regard?</p>
<p>i am taking euro this year..... most ppl in my class said that ap euro was a much easier exam than u.s... i guess maybe the teacher was better, or maybe it truly is easier..... i think US is a higher regard, it is part of core history requirements in some schools</p>
<p>I took APUSH, and if it helps at all, u had to memorize a lot of crap, including literature of the US
i guess since US only has like 200+ yrs of history, they make u memorize weird stuff</p>
<p>It can depend on what college(s) you are looking at. I know several universities that give credit for both, but be careful because even though you may get credit, it may be in a sense "worthless". Specifically, I know at Wake Forest you get a 200-level credit for US History, which at first you think "hey, cool" but then you understand it doens't count for your basic requirements and the only people who would take the class are history majors (or electives). That being said, most colleges get credit in AP Euro that actually goes toward something like your basic/general ed. classes. The key is to look up the policy at your ideal school(s). </p>
<p>Hope that helps. </p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I saw a similar policy for University of Florida, someone correct me if I'm wrong. (of course, they give a lot more credit for you respective scores). </p>
<p>Euro was easier for me because we didn't technically do outlines, whereas in APUSH we did 2-3 outlines/week and my teacher basically wanted us to rewrite the book (no joke)...and then proceeded to read to us from the book, verbatim, and require us to take notes. As you can see, I had a far better experience with AP Euro. But, in the end, I'm glad I took both because I learned so much more than I would have otehrwise if I had not taken AP, and I do always enjoy a challenge.</p>
<p>A lot of the colleges I am looking at (in DC and up northeast) want to teach US history for themselves, so they don't give credit.</p>
<p>I personally thought AP US was much easier, just due to the familiarity with the topic and perspective and the fact that there is just the American perspective, as opposed to the French, British, German, Russian, Austrian perspectives in AP Euro.</p>
<p>I have heard from several sources that AP European History is much harder and looked upon as a harder test than US history by colleges.
From my own experience since I did take both the exams, there is a much bigger range of information youu have to learn for AP Euro and you have to have more luck on the AP Euro exam because there is such a wide range of material being covered.
My friend who has taken both the exams too, has the same opinion on this matter.
Colleges like to see AP Euro because it is harder and also shows that you have a world view, wanting to learn about countries other than your own.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'd say APEURO as the harder one.</p>
<p>AP Euro covers A LOT more time and has a lot more stuff to remember. People can be REALLY difficult to remember and then there's the literature, music, and art. US History is easy...I stopped reading the book halfway through the year and still pulled a three</p>
<p>Well i was just wondering about this, but i pretty much agree with all of you. ap euro was MUCH harder but also MUCH more interesting for me at least. since i loved it so much though, i pretty much knew for sure last year that i would get a 5.</p>
<p>but for APUS this year, the book AND the class AND my teacher were sooooo boring and i am worried about getting a 4 :( which would be devastating since it is such easy subject material...</p>
<p>phurley93, I COMPLETELY second evry word of urs! That's exactly what I think too! I may end up just taking the APUSH Test w/o taking the class.......something like that..</p>