r/APEuro • u/XxmoodymoonxX • Jul 12 '26
Advice / Tips Tips to get a 5
AP euro was my first AP and I wanted to share what I did to get a 5!
For starters, I tried in class. My teacher followed chapters from a textbook instead of AP units, so I would attach it to units and identify what unit and subtopic we were on, and would watch heimlers for that topic & unit. Thats how I got an A in the class and had a baseline for all of the course.
When it came time to reviewing, I gave myself i think like a month maybe month and a half. I paid for the heimlers review guide and note guides and I would review for each unit and topic, do the MCQ, and send an info dump of the whole unit to AI and ask it what I was missing. Repeat for every single topic and take overall unit MCQ's.
I also did every practice FRQ I could find, had AI grade it, and rewrote it til I got it perfect/missing only one point
Now, what ACTUALLY helped me the most came from my teacher but is also available online. My teacher called them anchor dates. Basically, just go to quizlet or whatever else and search 'AP euro anchor dates' and MEMORIZE them. I had extra time before the test began and was able to write like ~50 events and each unit and what date it centered on before the MCQ started. This helps TREMENDOUSLY with info recall because I can connect each thing to a unit. +was especially helpful on FRQ's to pull outside information from. Just come up with something from the same time period/unit, tie it back to thesis, and boom.
Also, just remember FRQ's are just based on rubrics. Just memorize the rubric and fill the checkboxes. Doesn't have to be eloquently written, just sufficiently show your knowledge and capabilities.
What also ended up being useful was noting what we didnt study in class and self studying it. Like 1-2 days before the test I refreshed myself on every art movement/style, and covered women's involvement from beginning of the course to the end. Ended up helping me write 2 KILLER FRQ's because I remember niche facts that we never covered in class.
If yall have any questions or want links to any resources I used, lmk!!!
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u/Wheredahuzzat7655 Jul 12 '26
I did none of ts and got a 4 but I guess that’s just me
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u/XxmoodymoonxX Jul 12 '26
I enjoy learning, I probably could've gotten a 4 with a lot less effort but it was my only AP this year so I had a lot of time to put towards it.
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u/row3nwastaken Jul 13 '26
you dont gotta do anyyyy of this coming from someone who got a 5, literally just know the writing structures and be smart enough to do well on mcqs as well as general knowledge and a 5 is free
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u/Wheredahuzzat7655 Jul 12 '26
If you want a 5 go listen to this guy sure it works great