<p>So I go to a big school and my guidance counselor is of little help...I am taking APUSH this year and I understand that there will be a subject test for USH on June 6 and I have some questions about it....</p>
<p>1.) Should I take it even though I am only a sophomore and could potentially take one of the chem or math subject tests?
2.) Will my score automatically get sent to colleges or do I self report the scores?
3.) Is this one of the easier subject tests or are they all about the same?
4.) How necessary are subject tests if I want to go to like, Northwestern or somewhere comparable?
5.) How different is the SAT II from the AP test?</p>
<p>What do you want to major in? Depends on the school/college of the school (i.e. LAC or engineering) whether they want it.</p>
<p>If you feel confident enough, I say take the USH Subject Test. I took the AP test for APUSH and then a month later took the SAT II USH. Needless to say it really truly helped. Overall, the questions are similar I felt (i.e. same specificities, themes).</p>
<p>Pretty much if you feel confident enough in APUSH and your test-taking for it, I say go for it.</p>
<p>1) You can take up to THREE subject tests on a test date, so taking the US History tests will not prelude you from taking two others. Taking one as a sophmore is a great idea.
2) Most people just self report (the Commons App has a place for these.) You really only need to send this official report to the school you finally decide to go to. There is confusion because this is NOT the case with SAT 1 or ACT, if required.
3) Some tests are harder than others, and I can’t comment knowledgably on this except through my S who’s taken three (Math 2, Spanish Language and Euro History: 5,5,4.) Some ARE known to have a more generous curve (Math 2 and Physics especially.) You can find the specifics on this at the College Board web site.
4) It’s more likely than not that the more elite the school, the more likely they will require the subject tests. Often, special program will require specific tests to be taken (e.g. the intergrated science program at Northwester.) Some schools may only RECOMMEND subject tests be taken. The consensus on CC appears to be that to be competitive, read recommend as required. Also, for homeschooled students, required subject tests seems to be the norm.
5) The AP test takes more time. Each subject test in only an hour long.</p>
<p>The Subject test is more concerned with specific facts, events, people, and ideas, while the AP test wants you to look at general trends, changes, and themes in US History. In my opinion, the subject test was easier. If you’re taking AP then I highly recommend you take the subject test. The AP course is more than enough prep for you to score very well and you will have this subject test in your pocket if you need it later.</p>
<p>I am finding the SAT subject test apush much harder than the ap exam</p>
<p>on practice SATs, i keep scoring 640-650…although i’m not done studying and i skip a lot of the dumb ones that don’t even make sense (i’m using kaplans…idk questions are weird)</p>
<p>does anyone know why i am having trouble with the SAT 2 than the AP test (keep in mind that i rush through the SAT practicet ests within 15-20 minutes and skip like 12 things because i’m not done studying…)</p>
<p>i took both last year, got a 5 in AP US History and 770 on the SAT IIs. personally i dont think the two are THAT much different, but whoever talked about the specifics is right- they’re a lot more concerned with names/dates/events, whereas the AP test is more going for general trends. still tho, after consciously wiping all US Hist from my mind after the APs and forcing myself to relearn it for the SAT IIs, i still did ok. i’d say go for it GL!</p>
GL!</p>