So for all of you that have received 4/5s on the AP World History exam, do you have any tips? I'm one semester through the course, but my teacher isn't good at all. I received a 4 on the AP European History exam last year (but I had a good teacher). I am shooting for a 5 this year, but the problem is nothing I have learned this year I can retain! We have written one essay the entire year...but my teacher simply graded them without comments. I need help, I haven't learned anything all year! My textbook is The Earth and Its Peoples - 2nd Edition. I have the Barron's and Sparknotes study guides for world history. I have one semester til the exam, any advice on how to get a 5? What did you do to study?