As you get older more classes become available as far as electives as well as some core classes. When students become sophomores, AP World History becomes available to students as the only AP class they can take of any subject.  

Some Sophomores are up to the challenge. “It adds a little bit of stress,” sophomore Kade Stover said, “but it’s good stress to have” 

Many sophomores use various academic resources to maintain a passing grade in AP. “Quizlet will save your life in this class,” Stover said, “same with taking notes.” 

Students must study more as AP is much harder than honors or regular classes. “The hardest part,” sophomore Ashton Balzer said, “is the ap test questions” 

The difference between AP world history and a regular class is the way in which the class is taught and how it is tested. “It’s not taught by a book,” Stover said, “it’s taught by the ideas of topics.” 

With all the difficulties one might wonder why a sophomore would take this class. “It will prepare you for college,” Stover said, “even if you do bad, it will prepare you well.” 

In addition to the great preparation it provides, some sophomores do find other reasons to enroll in such a class. “My brother did AP,” Stover said, “and I wanted to be better than him. 

AP World history may sound like a difficult class and it is but the class isn’t all notes and tests. “AP can be fun at times like when we do interactive activities and games,” Stover said, “but it can be boring when we take notes for the whole hour.” 

The class is one hour a day and the amount of time spent out of school varies based on the student. “I spend about five minutes a night on the class,” Balzer said  

However, some students study for much longer than this. “I spend an hour a night on AP,” Stover said, “some nights are more difficult than others, depending on if I have homework or not” 

The class overall prepares a student well for their future classes in high school or college. And despite the struggles of taking AP as a sophomore, there will always be students up for the challenge.