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Can anyone give me links/outlines or other personal advices on taking this Exam/class? *
I know i will get a 90+ on the class but im just worried about the exam, considering it cost 82 bucks, and i do not want to put that into waste. Please input strats or other valuable information i will need to ace the exam. ( no it is never too early) thanks -_-;;

By Esmeralda1 (Esmeralda1) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 01:20 pm: Edit

I can tell you what helped me get a five:
Take good notes all year so you have something to study from before the exam. There is a lot of memorization; to remember all the events, try to think of them like a story rather than separate things. This helps you remember and also forces you to make connections between different countries/time periods, which most questions will want. Finally, have a couple of broad topics that you know really really well, and you will most likely be able to bring one of them into an essay.
hope this helps

By Ck61188 (Ck61188) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 07:30 pm: Edit

i took euro last year, and loved it more than anything. and normally i'm not so much into social studies. first semester i had borderline grades, but 2nd i finally opened up a bit to the subject and ended up doing extremely well, even managed to get a 5. first thing, love and embrace the subject. if you see it as something to overcome or fight against, then it'll be really hard. as for studying, i actually didn't take many notes. i had my 2 textbooks, a binder full of excerpts, charts, timelines, papers i had written, etc. but really, not that many notes. i had unit outlines, which i used to study off of. my method was take a topic off the outline, find a classmate, and discuss it until you've ripped apart the concept or event to its most tiniest detail. then repeat with all other topics. then link all the topics together, religion to politics to social to diplomacy to science and technology, and so on. class and study group discussions is what helped me get my 5.

By Jsberting (Jsberting) on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 07:58 pm: Edit

thanks for ur input. I wanna start studying now so which book should i use Ap european history by Barrons or Ap euro by reserach & education association( purple book ).??? My teacher isn;t that great

By Jsberting (Jsberting) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:27 pm: Edit

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By Chocoman (Chocoman) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 06:42 pm: Edit

i wish my school had ap euro. im stuck with gay ap us history where we learn about stupid women who did nothing.

By Bigsteve121 (Bigsteve121) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 06:52 pm: Edit

I took Ap Euro two years ago and got a four. My advice is to get the Princeton Review book to review. It's very good. Don't worry about tons of memorization. Know some facts, but know how things flow together. Write good essays. Practice on the essays from previous years. They dont need to be great; they need to be coherently written and to exhibit some knowledge.

By Sandwraith (Sandwraith) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 10:49 pm: Edit

http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/socsci/eurohome.htm
that's our school's website. our ap european teacher (mr. elmhorst) wrote up very detailed-- make that TOO detailed-- outlines of every chapter from the book we used. I got a 5 on the test so hopefully those help you, too.