<p>What’s The coarse load like? What did you get in the class?</p>
<p>Depends on how many other AP classes you’re taking at the same time and your school. The material isn’t really too hard to retain if you read the book and study a little (in my opinion), but if you’ve got an AP Physics test the same day so you don’t read the chapter, expect a low grade on the quiz. A- in the class; probably like a 3 on the exam though it was the last one I took and I was done by that point -_-
You should really be asking someone from your school as the classes vary tremendously.</p>
<p>This is coming from a math/science heavy guy. It is so easy. I think i missed 1 on the multiple choice section of the ap test (it has the usual crazy curve where a 70% or whatever is a 5). Most people didn’t even read the chapters and got A-'s in the class and 4’s on the test.</p>
<p>It really depends on your environment. My school has NEVER had a student get a 5 on APUSH, but that’s because nobody is really training these kids on grades 6-8 to actually write and learn effectively. APUSH I is a freshman class at my school, with the class finishing and the AP Exam taking place their sophomore year (it’s a long story why mine was messed up). If you have the drive and writing skill, the class should be fine. It also depends on the teacher and how interesting (s)he makes it. I never got below an A for a quarter grade for the two years the class takes at my school, ending with A’s. The AP Score is coming soon, but I’m afraid I’ll be a victim of our flawed middle school education. Or not, you never know.</p>
<p>If you at my school I would say its one of the hardest classes. But, that was because my teacher super prepared the class. We had a heavy work load, a lot of reading and memorizing. I was one of the few that got an A in the class. On the other hand my teacher always has amazing results with almost zero kids getting below a 3, many getting 4s and 5s.
Another thing, i moved mid-year and at my old school apush was extremely easy because my teacher believed in lectures and self study rather than book work. I could sleep in her class and get a 110. But i dont think I would have passed the exam. So in conclusion it honestly depends on the teacher and school.</p>
<p>well in my school, APUSH is the class that people are afraid of. Even people that usually get As, get Bs or even Cs in APUSH. </p>
<p>In my opinion though, it’s not really a class that’s hard, it’s a class that is long. You will get a lot of work/reading to do, but it’s not really too difficult. As long as you have the time to get all the work done without staying up too late, it shouldn’t be that bad.</p>
<p>APUSH is a joke at my school. 1/3rd of the grade is homework, 1/3rd is seminars and 1/3rd is tests. It is extremely easy to 100% on both homework and seminars, so all you need is a 70% average on tests to get an A- in the class. A 79% to get an A and a 91% to get an A+.</p>
<p>About 10 people out of 30 got an A in the class, about 15 B’s and a few C’s and D’s because of people who took the class for the “AP”.</p>
<p>If you like history and are pretty good at memorization and writing, APUSH is not impossible. It really depends on the teacher, but I didn’t find it to be too difficult. It wasn’t easy, no work either. We outlined every chapter in the text book. I paid attention in class, did most of the outlines (I skipped a few during soccer season… :P) and minimal studying for the tests. I got an A. I recommend reviewing for the exam with 5 steps to a 5 because the text book sucks. I got a 4</p>
<p>Just wanted to clarify, “it wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t an easy class with no work either”</p>
<p>Lots of reading, but the tests weren’t too bad. Made straight A’s with little effort. Probably a 3 on the exam because I didn’t study though. It’s not a tough course.</p>
<p>At my school, it is one of the more daunting classes as the workload is a sudden increase and some students either can’t fully grasp the material or just neglect their reading. There was a chapter assigned each week which consisted of around 30 pages and quizzes/tests were frequent. Some kids easily got A’s while others struggled to get a B-. If you just read the chapter and studied a sufficient amount an A/B isn’t very hard to obtain.</p>
<p>It really depends on your school because each school will approach the course differently. The teacher could be really easy-going and everyone in the class could get A’s but then that would require self-studying. On the other hand, the teacher may be difficult and while your grades will need some effort, your AP exam score will surely be a 4/5.</p>
<p>I thought it was really easy. I got As both semesters, but a lot of people in my class seemed to struggle with it because it was the first time they were expected to do outside reading and nightly homework (even though it was only about 30ish minutes a night). I liked the challenge and think I did very well on the AP test. It didn’t hurt that I thought the subject was really interesting and actually studied a lot though.</p>
<p>As stated before, it depends on the teacher and YOU. Not being a history person, I had to study quite a bit. It has a lot of content, but a good teacher will help you tons. Mine has been teaching for 15 years. NEVER had a 5 (hopefully that changes this year <em>wink</em>). But he’s actually not a bad teacher; it’s mostly the students who are lazy. If you put in the work and study for it, I think you can do well in the class. I came out with an A, but many others struggled. Out of 15, 3 or 4 had A’s. But again, that’s my teacher.</p>
<p>Best of luck. :)</p>
<p>I’m not a history person, but I enjoyed most of the class. I kept an A and got a 5 on the exam, largely due to my awesome review book and a teacher whose lectures were somewhat dull but had good information. If you take the class, get the AMSCO review book. It works wonders.</p>
<p>How much time do you think you spend a night just on APUSH?</p>
<p>Our homework is mainly reading our ridiculously worded textbook and note-taking as we go by. It might be just me but it takes me 3 hours if I’m lucky to finish reading a section of the chapter.
We have lectures in class and notes to talk that will help us understand what we read.
I’m really not history-inclined and I have no clue at all about US History because I emigrated from another country freshman year of high school so maybe it might take less for you.</p>
<p>My APUSH class was kind of a joke. Never very much work at all. We spent a three month period on the Civil War and slavery alone (which I can’t complain about in hindsight; the DBQ was entirely about slavery). My teacher was a great guy which makes it that much harder for me to say he didn’t help me much in terms of the AP test.</p>
<p>However, the night before the test I read all of REA Crash Course like 3 times and just did a bunch of notecards and brushed up on a ton of the time periods I had almost no knowledge of (read: most of them) and got extremely lucky with the essays on the test and got a 5. </p>
<p>So, the class depends, I guess, on what school you go to. How well you do on the test can be completely up to you.</p>
<p>At my school, it is considered one of the hardest APs you can take. There is just a lot of details you had to know (at least on the tests my teacher made). But it depends. Here is the deal. If your teacher assigns you textbook reading, do it. It takes forever and is really annoying, but if you don’t read, you won’t do so well on the quizzes/tests. But if you do not have the kind of teacher who will make you learn most of it on your own, consider yourself lucky! It will be much easier to figure out what you have to know. Also, I would warn that at least for us, it is basically like another English class, you are just writing about history instead of literature. But do not be afraid, we rarely had take home papers; most of them were in class, since you will only have 45 minutes for your DBQ on the exam. And that is another thing… people fear the DBQs. But don’t. Those are the nice ones that give you information to write about even if you have nothing because you have to use the documents given to you as evidence in your paper. The free response isn’t that nice, and you have to come up with facts all on your own. Anyway, I assure you, I am almost done rambling… If you have the kind of teacher that will make you learn most of APUSH on your own, that is not necessarily bad since you will do well on the exam. However, if you do not plan to take the exam, then hope for a teacher who will meet you halfway with the material. I wish you the best, Good Luck!</p>
<p>APUSH is pretty difficult at my school. I had a great teacher and got a 5 on the AP test pretty easily, but there was an insane amount of reading (I have well over 600 pages of notes just from the reading homework assignments). That being said, if you’re good at memorizing dates and writing essays (especially document based questions) you won’t have any trouble. I got a 93 first semester and a 95 second semester.</p>
<p>Easy, but interesting. The reading takes up a lot of time, but the class was very worthwhile.</p>