Should I take AP American History?

Question

I'll be a junior in high school this upcoming year, and i signed up to take the course AP american history. Does anyone know if it is a demanding course, especially taking it as a junior? I don't want to say I'm really smart, but I'm not stupid. I took Honors World Cultures my sophomore year and did decent. I think one of the only reasons I signed up for the course is because I'm going to take a lot of AP classes during my senior year, so I would like to have a good idea what they entail. American history should interest me far more than world cultures did, but still. Am I making a mistake taking this course?? Could you provide me with some more information/tips to make it easier? Thanks :)

Answer 1

If the teacher is good, then take it.  Otherwise, don't take it unless you really love history.  It is a lot of work (especially reading) and not fun stuff like math.

Answer 2

It depends on how much you are willing to put into it and how good your teacher is.  US history has a lot of information, not hard stuff, but a lot.  If you want to pass the test you have to work hard.  Also, make sure you start studying for the test about a month before the test, not the day before.  I started to study a month before and then all my friends wanted help starting the day before, so I led a study group for them.

Answer 3

You should take it. I mean if you do bad, you can always change classes, right? Taking any type of social studies classes, make sure to study from the book a lot because the teacher usually doesn't cover all the details and dates in class.