How can I get a 5 on the AP US History exam?
Hi, I see you followed me, so you probably already saw my answer to another A2A from May 7. But just in case, here it is again.Note that I had added a link to AP History resources at the end.Your answer to What are the best AP online websites? Added May 7I visited high schools in seven cities in China in 2016 and 2017 to speak at education conventions, and met many students studying for the AP exams. Most of them knew more US History than Americans, I sorry to admit!So I’m guessing you will do very well.祝你好运
Should I take Ap Us History?
I'm a junior in high school and plan to attend Michigan State University. Including my sophomore and freshmen year I have a overall GPA of 3.7. I'm currently taking as a junior: Ap Biology, Ap Human Geography, Pre-Calculus, Spanish year 2, Honors World Literature, and American Government/ Economics. As you see by the end of my junior year I will have completed 4 years of History. 12th grade I plan to take: Ap Calculus, Ap English or Ap Composition, Human Anatomy, Physics or Ap Chemistry, Computer ( have to take it ), and either Spanish year 3, Ap Physiology or Ap Us History. Issue: Do I really need to take Ap Us History? In college since I'm studying to become a doctor I will most likely not have any History classes at all. Should I take this class or continue with Spanish 3 or Ap Physiology, since I have 4 years of social studies ( I'm taking 2 social studies class this year.) Should I take physics or Ap Chemistry. I took normal Chemistry in 10th grade but would like to further my education in it... ofcourse I will in college. Will I need physics to help me in college, or Ap Chemistry will be better? What should I do?
AP US History test tomorrow, I'm screwed!!!!!!!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5BcBd8TgkE&feature=player_embedded that'll help on presidents go for broader ideas, because this IS an AP exam, you'll need some insight on WHY not what charts and diagrams are the best way to learn. focus on comparing and contrasting. go to sleep before midnight and eat a good breakfast... it's okay if you don't get a college credit, most colleges don't accept them anyways...or you don't need to take us history it's kind of late to cram much more, but I still wish you good luck :]
How do I study for AP US History?
Read. And write. Take notes (pencil and paper, not on a laptop, trust me). Jot down a few notes for every few paragraphs capturing the jist of what that chunk of the chapter is saying. Also take notes for key people or vocabulary you'd want to remember. Ideally you should have 1-2 sentences of notes for every 3-4 paragraphs, don't copy if word for word! Once you have the notes down, read the chapter again a little later. Then the notes again. Then TAKE the notes again, copying them, word for word (your notes, not the text). The act of copying notes on paper (this is why it's important to use pencil-paper) helps the information register into your brain more effectively. This is how many actors memorize lines of a play.
AP US history or AP US government !!?
I'd say government, all the way! But I enjoyed it mainly because of the teacher I had (a bitter, cynical, middle-aged, bald man who made no effort to learn our names, and was loved for it). I'd also say that AP Government is more useful... Well. You're going to need US history in college, probably, as part of general education requirements. So, if you're looking at it from that point of view, APUSH will do you more good. And a higher percentage of people get 5s on the APUSH exam, generally (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test... ). For the classes: APUSH is a lot of reading. Like, a TON. It's all about the details, the facts, events, this happened and then that happened and it had this effect. Very boring, in my opinion. It's just SO MUCH to memorize and know. Too many people, too many events, too much reading (and I love to read; just not US history). Government, at least in my experience, is all about lectures. There was some reading, we had a book, but most of it was taking notes through lectures (and laughing at the gov't teacher's off-color jokes). The people you need to know are easily defined: the [important] presidents, a few of the "Founding Fathers," and that's it. You'll learn how the Senate and the House work, how things get passed, hearings and markup, all that, federalization and devolution, selective incorporation. But it's also about how things REALLY work versus how they work in theory. It involves more analytical thinking and figuring things out, requires you to think more rather than just rote memorization and spitting out facts. AP Gov’t has more use as far as information you might need, if you want to be politically aware at all. Really, APUSH is just history. Government is about political science! I had fun with it.
Is AP physics & AP US history hard?
It's been quite a while since I took AP History. From what I remember it was challenging, but not the hardest AP class I took. I don't do well with dates either. I'm better at remembering trends and general concepts about events than the exact date they occurred. I passed with a high enough score to earn credit at most colleges, but not the highest score possible. I'd think AP physics would be more difficult. I have a harder time with numbers than with words. Maybe you aren't the same, but it's much easier for me to write an essay like AP History requires, than to grind out abstract mathematical equations. Also, depending on what you want to study in college the classes may not transfer and you might have to take them again. I think AP History is an easier course to transfer than Physics. For example, several Medical Schools require college level Physics for entry but won't accept AP Physics. I also think it would be easier for you to find like minded students to study Physics with in a college environment rather than a high school one. Now the case FOR Physics: If you can handle the demanding schedule you have planned and do it well, it would look fantastic on your college applications! Best of luck!
How can I self study AP US History?
Hi,First, really consider why you are doing self-study? Doing this isn’t impossible, but it is very hard to cover this amount of content with structure and discipline outside of a classroom-based setting.As others have mentioned, I would start by stressing: start early. For a comprehensive curriculum, I would get a textbook. American Pageant is the most popular but others will work just as well. The amount of time you put in actually reading the textbook is more important than the book you use.Months before the exam, I would also put together a review plan. Review books condensing information would be a smart buy - Barrons, Princeton Review, to name a few. Several websites have good templates (e.g. APUSHexplained.com) and the breakdown is to be prepared for both the multiple choice and essay part of the exam. Many good videos on YouTube and useful websites like Pixorize or Albert exist for fast review of facts for your multiple choice exam.It’s not easy, but that 5 on the APUSH exam is a gold star to have as you move towards colleges. Good luck in May!
Is AP U.S. history harder than AP World History and should i take it?
i had an A+ in my AP WH from last term. i found it hard but really just time consuming to study everything. and now i'm reviewing the material during this term when i don't have the class because next term we're going to be covering the 2nd half of the book. right now i feel discouraged...i've read the first 20 chapters at least twice(some i've read four times o_o) and now i'm going back and reviewing them. but every time i open the book, i get really nervous because there's this voice in my head saying 'OH! make sure you remember that! it'll be on the ap exam!' and then another voice saying 'that's insignificant! move on!' i feel like i'm overdoing it since i pretty much neglect my family, friends, and health when studying and crap, but then again i feel like i need to push myself even further. my major that i want is something in the foreign language field(preferably japanese) so that's why i took WORLD history. i see others taking like 5 ap classes and feel stupid so i feel the need to take as much as i can too. but if it's U.S. history...with...boring presidents...and my weakest subject in school...should i still take it next year?