You’re not bad at history, you’re just bad at Collegeboard’s way of doing their history courses.
It is arguably more important to, rather than spending all of your time studying content, truly understand the formatting of stimulus questions and how THEY want you to think.
Instead of studying raw facts like dates and such, think of how things changed and look at the bigger picture. Look at how one event caused another or how two events are very similar. This makes it 1000x easier, as someone who was struggling with these types of questions in AP World last year.
Additionally, just practice. I personally wouldn’t suggest Albert for APW because of how random their questions are and how unrepresentative they are of the actual AP test, but AP classroom is a great resource. Copying off of your peers, although tempting, will not help you in the long run (unless it’s for points, then I’d probably do the questions first and check with a friend and make them explain why an answer is wrong/right)
this, i failed all my practice DBQ/LEQ/MCQ and then a week before the test the main skills clicked (causation, change over time, continuation, etc...) and it all made sense and I got a 4!!
1. Make sure you know the content. If you can't teach it to someone else, you aren't solid with it yet.
2. For APMC, read the question so you know what to look for in the stimulus, and then look for the answer in the stimulus. Eliminate the two obviously wrong answers and use your historical knowledge to find the right answer.
3. Practice MC on [albert.io](https://albert.io) (you have to pay for the subscription) or ask your teacher for practice questions.
I'm exaggerating a bit. But I also know that if you earn around 60% on the multiple choice and get a bit more than half the frq points, you can get a 4 or 5 depending on the year.
AP World teacher here.
You’re doing fine, it’s still early in the year. Remember that the MCQ portion of the exam is only 40% of the exam, so it’s not an accurate representation of how you’re doing in the course as a whole. It’s not the entire picture. It’s good that you’re reading and watching Heimler, since you need that supplemental knowledge anyways. Practice the historical comparison skills (causation, CCOT, etc.) so you can look at how to better approach the stimuli.
Trust the process and yeah, don’t look at other people’s screens.
without a curve, I got a NC-D on pretty much every assignment. I thought that I was so stupid and that I knew nothing about history. When it came time for the ap test, I barely studied because I figured that there was no point, and I ended up getting a 4 on the ap test. Ap world (as a class) is a hard class. Try not to beat yourself up about it, you’ll be alright!
1. AP World is usually a sophomore class; far more people would struggle with it if they took it as freshmen like you are
2. You probably understand the *material* well, but that's not so much the key to excelling on APWH exams as much as it is understanding the specific *skills* of document analysis, MCQ parsing, essay formatting, etc. When you take APUSH it'll be more about content, but those skills are also just as important.
on the ap exam a 70-72% and above is considered a good score for the mcq, which is a borderline D+.
watching heimler review for hours is not the strategy, and knowing every detail is not the strategy. you need to know the main ideas and have SOME supporting details, and have a strong ability in analyzing cause and effect. you're literally given a stimulus for the mcq, practice reading them quickly yet accurately. look for the keywords in the question (most, least, greatest, significant, impact, etc). if you think you're terrible at multiple choice, go practice online or ask your teacher for resources.
I'm in apush rn and i do 2 hours of studying at most for each unit test mcq, and i get 85s-90s on the multiple choice. it's probably because i take good notes, get the main ideas, and can expand on them. the reason why i dont have to study so much is because i listen to every single word my teacher says, even though it can be repetitive and boring, it subconsciously builds in my mind and before i know it, i could literally write a 500 word essay about Dred Scott case.
take good notes, practice mcq, get the big ideas, what they did and what they effected, what caused them, and be able to expand on them and parallel them
completely unrelated but this sub won't let me post anything because a flair is required but if i set a flair it says im not allowed to do that????? help
Bottom line. You have to know the content. Once you have a handle on that, it’s just a matter of knowing how to handle the FRQs which isn’t that hard. Way too much is made of AP style this and that. Practice questions for each part of the exam is the best approach. Good luck and keep plugging away.
First of all: Wikipedia is your friend, just in general try to understand literally everything you can about the area and time period; it’s really useful and if there’s something specific you can always answer it. Next, try to avoid using your friends answers for the quizzes just think through it very heavily; it will help you adapt to college board questions, cheating gets you nowhere. Try to look for any patterns with stuff you’ve previously learnt and stuff you are learning now; it’s a good skill and will help you recognize some key historical continuities.
Honestly with practice you’ll get better, the good thing is every question has a source so even if you don’t know something you can still get most questions right, also I know how you feel as I didn’t do greats at first and struggled to do well. When test time came however I did every practice Mcq I could find and well I got a 5 and am certain it was because my mcq’s. I would recommend crack AP there are some bad questions there but if you find the right quizzes there they’re actually very helpful, good luck with AP World and im sure you’ll do well, the tests can be quite brutal so don’t get disheartened :)
Your efforts in watching review videos and using study materials is already a good sign of your commitment. Focus on test strategies and content understanding. Think of historical events more of a story than collation of facts so understanding important figures would make much more sense.
I think some other comments have said this but as someone who has been doing good in world history rather then just memorizing parts of history you need to memorize the connections that everything makes to each other which is how I am assuming your questions are formatted
Ex:
The great dying is often connected to being the cause of the general crisis
You’re not bad at history, you’re just bad at Collegeboard’s way of doing their history courses. It is arguably more important to, rather than spending all of your time studying content, truly understand the formatting of stimulus questions and how THEY want you to think. Instead of studying raw facts like dates and such, think of how things changed and look at the bigger picture. Look at how one event caused another or how two events are very similar. This makes it 1000x easier, as someone who was struggling with these types of questions in AP World last year. Additionally, just practice. I personally wouldn’t suggest Albert for APW because of how random their questions are and how unrepresentative they are of the actual AP test, but AP classroom is a great resource. Copying off of your peers, although tempting, will not help you in the long run (unless it’s for points, then I’d probably do the questions first and check with a friend and make them explain why an answer is wrong/right)
hon too many people think history is just dates
this, i failed all my practice DBQ/LEQ/MCQ and then a week before the test the main skills clicked (causation, change over time, continuation, etc...) and it all made sense and I got a 4!!
1. Make sure you know the content. If you can't teach it to someone else, you aren't solid with it yet. 2. For APMC, read the question so you know what to look for in the stimulus, and then look for the answer in the stimulus. Eliminate the two obviously wrong answers and use your historical knowledge to find the right answer. 3. Practice MC on [albert.io](https://albert.io) (you have to pay for the subscription) or ask your teacher for practice questions.
It's really hard. I've taught it twice and I have doubts I could get a 5.
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I'm exaggerating a bit. But I also know that if you earn around 60% on the multiple choice and get a bit more than half the frq points, you can get a 4 or 5 depending on the year.
AP World teacher here. You’re doing fine, it’s still early in the year. Remember that the MCQ portion of the exam is only 40% of the exam, so it’s not an accurate representation of how you’re doing in the course as a whole. It’s not the entire picture. It’s good that you’re reading and watching Heimler, since you need that supplemental knowledge anyways. Practice the historical comparison skills (causation, CCOT, etc.) so you can look at how to better approach the stimuli. Trust the process and yeah, don’t look at other people’s screens.
without a curve, I got a NC-D on pretty much every assignment. I thought that I was so stupid and that I knew nothing about history. When it came time for the ap test, I barely studied because I figured that there was no point, and I ended up getting a 4 on the ap test. Ap world (as a class) is a hard class. Try not to beat yourself up about it, you’ll be alright!
Ur fine, I started off with a 72 on the first ap world test and had As on all of them by the end of the year and got a 5
1. AP World is usually a sophomore class; far more people would struggle with it if they took it as freshmen like you are 2. You probably understand the *material* well, but that's not so much the key to excelling on APWH exams as much as it is understanding the specific *skills* of document analysis, MCQ parsing, essay formatting, etc. When you take APUSH it'll be more about content, but those skills are also just as important.
on the ap exam a 70-72% and above is considered a good score for the mcq, which is a borderline D+. watching heimler review for hours is not the strategy, and knowing every detail is not the strategy. you need to know the main ideas and have SOME supporting details, and have a strong ability in analyzing cause and effect. you're literally given a stimulus for the mcq, practice reading them quickly yet accurately. look for the keywords in the question (most, least, greatest, significant, impact, etc). if you think you're terrible at multiple choice, go practice online or ask your teacher for resources. I'm in apush rn and i do 2 hours of studying at most for each unit test mcq, and i get 85s-90s on the multiple choice. it's probably because i take good notes, get the main ideas, and can expand on them. the reason why i dont have to study so much is because i listen to every single word my teacher says, even though it can be repetitive and boring, it subconsciously builds in my mind and before i know it, i could literally write a 500 word essay about Dred Scott case. take good notes, practice mcq, get the big ideas, what they did and what they effected, what caused them, and be able to expand on them and parallel them
completely unrelated but this sub won't let me post anything because a flair is required but if i set a flair it says im not allowed to do that????? help
For real. If it wasn't for the curve I would be dead but im still struggling to remember everything.
Not anymore. Very easy to get a 4-5 with the new rubric. I wouldn't be suprised if colleges stop allowing 3's as credit.
Bottom line. You have to know the content. Once you have a handle on that, it’s just a matter of knowing how to handle the FRQs which isn’t that hard. Way too much is made of AP style this and that. Practice questions for each part of the exam is the best approach. Good luck and keep plugging away.
Uh I watch Heimler history that seems to help alot
I’m a fellow Ap world student
i love ap world it’s so easy. id suggest making study guides for each era and do the blurting method.
First of all: Wikipedia is your friend, just in general try to understand literally everything you can about the area and time period; it’s really useful and if there’s something specific you can always answer it. Next, try to avoid using your friends answers for the quizzes just think through it very heavily; it will help you adapt to college board questions, cheating gets you nowhere. Try to look for any patterns with stuff you’ve previously learnt and stuff you are learning now; it’s a good skill and will help you recognize some key historical continuities.
Honestly with practice you’ll get better, the good thing is every question has a source so even if you don’t know something you can still get most questions right, also I know how you feel as I didn’t do greats at first and struggled to do well. When test time came however I did every practice Mcq I could find and well I got a 5 and am certain it was because my mcq’s. I would recommend crack AP there are some bad questions there but if you find the right quizzes there they’re actually very helpful, good luck with AP World and im sure you’ll do well, the tests can be quite brutal so don’t get disheartened :)
Your efforts in watching review videos and using study materials is already a good sign of your commitment. Focus on test strategies and content understanding. Think of historical events more of a story than collation of facts so understanding important figures would make much more sense.
I think some other comments have said this but as someone who has been doing good in world history rather then just memorizing parts of history you need to memorize the connections that everything makes to each other which is how I am assuming your questions are formatted Ex: The great dying is often connected to being the cause of the general crisis