<p>Hey, I was just wondering how much you guys have prepped for the AP USH. What did you guys do so far, and how far are you in terms of preparation.</p>
<p>My class requires us to work out of the REA book for about 3 weeks. So I am going through that book many times. I do not like it at all actually. I think the font is too small and the margins are not big enough. I have Kaplan for SATII U.S. History and it is so much easier to read and get through. This is because the font is bigger and the material is given in a more elementary way. I feel like REA is confusing sometimes. Also REA doesn't have end of the chapter questions so you can check for your comprehension. This also ****es me off. But many people use REA so I guess its legit.</p>
<p>I got the PR book, that's about it.</p>
<p>I bought the Kaplan book waaaay back, and I've been using it now and then to brush up before tests (it's quite handy for those), but I've only begun using it to study for the AP test for the past week. I'm planning on doing most of my AP studying during spring break (which for me, is now).</p>
<p>I took AP US last year and got a 5. Basically, one month before the exam I started making flashcards of terms from a list my teacher made. There were maybe 700 terms. Each card would be very detailed with a definiton or explanation of the term as well as the topics significance. I absorbed the material as I made the cards so I didn't really review them. I also used the Princeton Review to review and thought it was great. For the SAT subject test I used Kaplan and got a 770.</p>
<p>For those who have taken the U.S. History AP -- how different is the MC from the SAT II? I'm sure they must be more in depth and tricky...</p>
<p>Yeah i have PR, and then at school we get "Multiple Choice Questions in Prep for the AP US History Exam," a book that has nothing but a ton of MC questions for each time period and 2 sample MC exams."</p>
<p>I would say the SAT subject test questions are very similar to the AP questions...i found the AP to be actually a little bit easier but this is a rare exception as its usually the other way around</p>