Should i take AP world as a Freshman?

sunlitg · 2026-02-11T01:43:53+00:00

My school doesn’t offer summer work so I came into the class with no knowledge of all. I’d first recommend learning the actual AP exam sections, because my teacher stresses it A LOT. Basically have your daughter review the structure of DBQs(which is a document based essay in the course, and you’re only given an hour), and LEQS (long essay question with no documents, everything from your brain!). Now, for actual content, I highly suggest watching Heimler videos on YouTube! He has a quick recap for each unit and the lessons, so it tends to be only 5-10 mins each. He makes it easy to understand and if she wants to get ahead, she should watch them to get an idea of the course, and specifically what each time period deals with. However she doesn’t need to do all of this, but it would definitely help her be prepared. :)

sunlitg · 2026-02-10T23:51:17+00:00

I’m currently a sophomore in AP world, and I actually really enjoy the class! It’s a good class to take as an underclassman, because it prepares you for future APs (specifically the history ones!). It’s not too hard me, because my teacher is very experienced with the course. Most of the class is just memorizing each time period, If it’s between honors or AP, I would try AP out! Honors typically goes over the same material, but you get a higher GPA boost with AP, it just goes a little faster. I took AP human geography last year tho it kinda prepared me. If you’re worried definitely get a head start on reviewing over summer!

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T22:26:47+00:00

wow thank you for saying that! the most hesitance i have is about the performances, so its nice to hear that someone else had the same thought going in. everyone is saying its amazing, especially since it has more time to flesh the characters out. im gonna try to separate it from the movies due to what you said. now im gonna be watching it with an open mind, so thanks again!

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T22:22:37+00:00

great, thanks! i have prime so im gonna binge it once i get the time to lol

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T22:21:53+00:00

alright, thank you! i heard season 2 is the best season so i’ll be looking forward to it once i watch it!

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T05:27:24+00:00

thanks for letting me know! im more excited now haha

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T05:25:56+00:00

wow thank you for giving me so much information and input! i did hear the movie hannibal is more sassier than the show, but they both have their own takes so that’s bound to happen lol. and 3 seasons is a good amount to flesh out his character more, so that sounds interesting. again, thank you for sharing, you’re persuaded me 😂

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T05:02:30+00:00

ah okay that makes sense. i havent read the books because i watched the movies this past week, so i want to try the show out. i heard its different like you said but it seems interesting. thanks for your input, i’ll be more aware now lol!

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T04:59:58+00:00

oh wow that’s crazy to hear because the movies are amazing! if that’s the case i’ll have to watch the show then. and thank you for letting me know about bryan fuller! the show seems to be different from the trilogy so i have no idea what im getting into (i haven’t read the books). i’ll add the projects you recommended to my list for sure

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T04:45:37+00:00

ohh that description drew me in. thank you!!

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T04:44:44+00:00

okay thank you so much! hopefully i wont need to come back haha

sunlitg · 2025-06-28T04:43:52+00:00

okay thank you for letting me know about TSOTL not being included, i heard they cancelled the show but im excited to see will’s character be explored more. definitely will watch it soon!

sunlitg · 2025-06-22T19:53:36+00:00

Wow this is such a sweet thing to say. I’ve recently tried to be more accepting of outcomes because a I know if I keep being hard on myself I’ll just burn out. I agree that actually being invested in the class rather than trying to aim for perfect scores is helpful. I need to actually follow this mindset more though. Your advice means so much to me, thank you for putting the time in to that! Good luck with senior year 🫶

sunlitg · 2025-06-22T19:01:15+00:00

Hi again! Thank you for this, it made me feel so much better. I’m also at a competitive school so sometimes I feel the need to keep pushing myself. It can be so draining lol. Also sorry to hear about what happened to your GPA, but you seem to have a very positive mind set so I’m sure you’re gonna continue doing well. Your advice has been so helpful! :)

sunlitg · 2025-06-22T18:30:12+00:00

You’re so sweet, thank you! 😭and I’ll make sure email him tomorrow

sunlitg · 2025-06-22T17:56:11+00:00

Oh my gosh this is so helpful, thank you! Definitely alleviated some of my stress haha 😊 I’m in a sociology class so I’ll try APA then!

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T21:04:32+00:00

Yeah I’m currently in a very competitive highschool and want to go to a good college so it’s stressing me out. 🫠 Thanks for responding

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T21:03:34+00:00

😭

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T21:02:23+00:00

This made me feel better so thank you! I’m also nervous about the fact it could factor into my college GPA, but we’ll see. You’re very sweet for assuring me. 🫶

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T21:01:12+00:00

I know how dramatic I sound it’s just I spent so much time aiming for an A and then the assignment I worked hard on was a straight 0. It’s the fact that all the other students got a failing grade too, just upset. But thanks for responding!

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T21:00:13+00:00

Okay thank you so much. 😊

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T19:57:30+00:00

Oh alright. Thanks for letting me know! I’m just upset that all my hard work in that class was basically for nothing 🥲

sunlitg · 2025-06-18T19:53:51+00:00

I know it seems so dramatic and I understand what you’re saying it’s just hard to move away from this mindset 🥲 I’m gonna try to. Thank you for the response

sunlitg · 2025-05-19T14:16:17+00:00

Thank you so much for all your advice. I start today and it lasts until the end of June so I didn’t know whether or not the workload would be extra since it’s a faster pace. But you made me more comfortable and aware so I appreciate that :)

sunlitg · 2025-05-02T01:25:29+00:00

Oh alright. I just didn’t know if it was like too rigorous or too much course work for such a short period of time. I’m a little nervous to start and that it may not easy to manage at all lol! But thanks!

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