ap euro or AP US

pinnipotto
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:06:02 +0000

Personally, I much preferred US History, due to both the subject matter and teaching style. However, I know many people who, like RootBeerCaesar, fine Euro more interesting. The teacher of each of these classes at your school probably also makes a difference. Generally, I believe Euro is considered a slightly easier AP…at many schools, it is a sophomore class, while USH is a junior class…however, I strongly think that it really depends on the teachers at your school, and even more importantly, which subject you find more interesting.
(And, just for note, we did not learn much about native americans at all in my USH class, much less specific cultures. I don’t believe it’s actually on the curriculum. However, I find RBC’s implication that studying those cultures is somehow more “abstract” and “hard” than learning to differentiate between, say, the different European cultures, to be more indicative of the cultural bias we get in history courses in general. Also: you complain that USH is stuff you already know, and then complain that native american cultures are too unfamiliar? I am confused.)