AP Art History Challenge

r2v2018
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:54:54 +0000

I wouldn’t recommend trying to take AP Art History as a Freshman.

I am a senior currently enrolled in 5 APs, 3 Dual Enrollment, and level 4 Honors Foreign Language and AP Art History was my lowest grade for the first marking period (tied with AP Chemistry). The only reason why I pulled an A- is because of extra credit and other grades such as homework and essays. It is extremely memory and detail oriented; there are excessive amounts of notes to take and pieces to remember. Just as in your case, only seniors are allowed to take AP Art History at my school. Concurrent enrollment in college-level English (AP/DE/AICE) is also required due to the writing-intensive nature of the course; people who take Honors or Regular English are not allowed to take it.

Also, if you try and “challenge” school officials to take AP Art History and end up struggling in the class (like many do), it will reflect rather poorly on you.