Would it be hard to self study AP Word History as a freahman?

<p>Since my hs only provided regular wh, i would like to self study it but idk if it would be too hard, heres my schedule for 9th grade:</p>

<p>Geometry
Honors Biology
Gym(required)
Art Variarions(to fulfill the arts requirment)
English 1
Study Hall (required for ALL freshman)
CP World History(no honors or ap provided)
Honors French 2 (10th grade french)</p>

<p>I would not like to be a historian as I grow up; but I really like World History; I currently have a 97 in my 8th grade WH class. I just honestly feel that it would be a good idea to self study it while taking Reg. world history so somethings are fresh in my mind. So do you guys think this would be too hard or could it be doable? (If I self study I will take the ap exam in May)
Sorry of this is in the wrong thread! Feel free to move it.</p>

<p>Lol, freahman.</p>

<p>To answer your question, go look at old AP World tests and see how hard they are.</p>

<p>It is a really hard test, but I think it MIGHT be doable.
You should ask your standard world history teacher for help studying if you feel like he is a competent person.
Keep in mind the pass rate is not that high and the rate of people that get 5’s is very low.
Good luck!</p>

<p>Personally I would not recommend it. I briefly considered doing that during an honors world history class and it seemed a bit unreasonable. Consider studying for an easier exam like gov when you are in an appropriate class.</p>

<p>Nah. I wouldn’t spend time on it. Most likely going to be a waste of time anyway if you’re trying to get a good score. Also, many schools do not even take AP World scores for credit, so there’s not any incentive there. I got a 3 on it (which is barely passing) after taking the class all of junior year, so it’s not that easy. Granted, I abhorred AP World, so I’m admittedly slightly biased, but I wouldn’t recommend it. </p>

<p>Try a different AP to self-study for.</p>

<p>Dude, don’t do it. Just wait. Seriously. Chill out, freshman.</p>

<p>I think the hardest part about self-studying for it is that it is really hard to actually master the essays because they have some freaking weird particulars to watch out for. Plus, it’s a pretty hard course/test. I mean it’s the history of the WORLD. It’s a pretty broad topic.</p>

<p>There’s an AP Word History exam?</p>

<p>;) heh just messing…</p>

<p>AP World is definitely a tough exam to self study. Out of the 3 AP History classes, it covers the most content (roughly 5000ish years iirc) and it is easy to get a lot of stuff mixed up. I made A’s and B’s all year and I ended up with a 2 on the exam (I took it freshman year).</p>

<p>Its doable but I personally wouldn’t recommend it: it’s your first year of high school and the stress that accompanies self studying can be daunting (especially at a time at which your just starting to adjust to the rigors of ap/high school courses). Youll have to ask yourself these questions before studying

  1. do you have the maturity/perserverance to take in self studying? (you have to realize that the ap exam is an approximation of a COLLEGE course)
  2. do you have great time management skills
  3. a large time frame (do NOT do as others have done and study 3 months before the exam; I’d personally advise taking some time in the summer so you won’t have time conflicts with other school subjects)
  4. is your school willing to host the test? (ask your counselor about this)</p>

<p>If you answered yes to any of these questions than here’s what you’ll have to do:
part 1:learning stage

  1. get an AP world history textbook (just do a google search for “collegeboard ap world history books”) and print out the course information on collegeboard to get an overview of what to study
    2)get a prep book (Barron’s is overkill but will ensure a 4+; Princeton review is for a quick/ relatively concise overview; Kaplan isn’t very good from what I’ve heard$
  2. read/take note on EVERY chapter; make sure to review your notes to commit them to memory and highlight important terms,people, events. You might be able to find teacher vocab sheets online. Go to the textbook website and do the quizzes they have
  3. watch classroom lectures on YouTube (crash course ftw. Its EXCELLENT but it’s more review based than anything else
  4. practice the essays and try to get peer reviews from kids on college confidential, heck, I’ll even take a look . MEMORIZE THE RUBRICS LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND. Here’s my teachers website for essay help: sites.google.com/whapheritage. Look at past essay prompts/ responses on collegeboard; they’re usually found under the exam portion of the subject.</p>

<p>**part 2: how to get a 5 (or at least how I did) **

  1. alott your studying a month before the rest to prevent cramming/ stress
  2. take a diagnostic test on spark notes to see how far you’ve gone in the material
  3. read through each section of your prep book, taking notes if needed
  4. take as many practice tests as possible, from the prep book, online, etc
    5)practice with the hardest of your essay types (there are 3 types for the exam: the comp, ccot, the DBQ)</p>

<p>Message me if you need help, essays to look over, words of encouragement</p>

<p><em>EDIT</em> His website is sites.google.com/site/whapheritage</p>