<p>and how many PRACTICE TESTS are in AMSCO???</p>
<p>There is only one practice test in AMSCO; however, there are miniature checkpoint quizzes at the end of each chapter. AMSCO is more along the lines of a quicker way of getting through your textbook (most likely the pageant.) I read about half of The American Pageant, read all of AMSCO, and did all of Sparknotes flash cards for the January 26th SAT US History test. We will see in a couple of weeks how well I did.</p>
<p>Please let me know how you did, Sligh_Anarchist. I'd be interested in finding out :) (I've got my fingers crossed for you!)</p>
<p>Thanks,
the real AD</p>
<p>so should i get like AMSCO and then REA for practice tests? or wud only AMSCO get me my 4 or 5 (i prefer 5)</p>
<p>From experience, read Amsco as a supplement to your regular school textbook. Read each corresponding Amsco section after every textbook chapter, and refer to it if your confused about a particular area. Come 1-2 weeks before the exam, read through Amsco and do some practice tests in another review book. (REA?) I think this is the most effective way to grasp the apush content. And you have to know the content period; amsco won't be a substitute for your classroom textbook . This along with some essay writing strategies that your teacher will probably teach you, will probably get you a 5.</p>
<p>btw anybody use The Enduring Vision? as textbook for apush...Everybody here seems to use American Pageant.</p>
<p>Has anyone used the sparknotes box to study for the US AP test? I used it for World History and their notecards were great and the practice tests were good too.</p>
<p>I got a 780 on the SAT II and a 5 on the exam.</p>
<p>I would say the best way to study for the test is to focus on the big picture. Make sure you understand the fluidity of American History, all of the transitions and major pivotal points. Then it is also important to focus on some specifics.</p>
<p>In my experience, the most important eras to study are:
1) Founding- ratification, rise of political parties, marshall court
2) Jacksonian Era
3) Sectionalism
4) Reconstruction- not as much as specifics, but more of the effects on the infrastructure of the country.
5) Progressive era- including the rise of the populists and all the factors that foreshadowed the reforms (industrialization, urbanization)
7) WWI, WWII
8) Great Depression- The effect of the New Deal on the structure of government (a shift from a congressional government to a presidential one)
9) Cold War- specifics on Soviet-US relations with specific incidents including Vietnam, Korea, and other incidents. Also know the names of Soviet leaders from Stalin to Gorbachev.</p>
<p>750 on SAT II and 5 on AP test (700+ goes hand in hand with a 4/5, and vice versa)</p>
<p>^agree with the above post</p>
<p>-I got my scores with reading the ENTIRE Kaplan review book (highly recommend) and both MC practice tests a month before the test. Didnt cram the night before either. Never bothered to get an AMSCO, but I've heard it helped. Consider studying more if you feel your AP class isnt getting you ready (regular lectures/hw on chapters, some in-class DBQ/FRQ/MC practice)</p>
<p>I agreee with dag89. 790 on the SAT II and a 5 on the exam myself. But, really the big picture is the most important thing. My teacher just lectured and put on historical movies. But, I think the ability to intelligently know/discuss the general events/periods of history, with some specifics is the most important aspect of the exam.</p>
<p>yeah i think the class is helping enuf
but yeah everyone is recommending AMSCO
but i heard thers no practice tests in it
so shud i get like KAPLAN and REA as well?
i have like 2.5 months to get ready for the exam</p>
<p>so I guess that I'm going to revive/restart this discussion... lol... </p>
<p>so its like three weeks before the ap test, and two weeks before the SAT! crap... </p>
<p>so i finished reading REA but i still am missing like a bunch of questions on mc and everything... do you guys think that I should re-read the review book or should i use outlines such as the Giant AHAP review...</p>
<p>what do you guys think?! =)</p>
<p>re read...</p>
<p>-.-;; hahaha my bad... i usually just scan threads and yeah missed it i guess. </p>
<p>anyway, do you guys know how many questions on MC you can miss and still get like a 4 or 5? because yeah... im missing a lot -.-;;</p>
<p>hey guys</p>
<p>i just read through the Kaplan SAT II book, starting on the Princeton Review Ap book on friday...</p>
<p>has anyone heard about the "Master the AP US History Exam"? My teacher uses it, and it seems to have really weird questions, not in "AP format"...like not in an 8 question chronological sequence, and not easy to hard...has anyone used this book? is it ANYTHING like the real test? I miss about 30/80 questions at a clip</p>
<p>Definitely don't read that Master the AP US History Exam, doesn't sound like a good book.</p>
<p>I've gone though the pleasant experience of going through the 5 Steps to a 5 AP book. It's got typos all over the thing and lots of BS and missing important points.</p>
<p>After going through the course in detail, go over all you NEED with PR</p>
<p>a GREAT site that has helped me TONS in AP US class:</p>
<p>Welcome</a> to APNotes.net :: 100% notes, 0% crap</p>
<p>It has outlines to every chapter in American Pageant, thought it uses the old edition, but their not much different from the new one (13th I believe, it just splits a chapter into 2).</p>
<p>Did anyone use the Barron's prep? Is the 400p summary worth reading or is it better to just review the American Pageant?</p>
<p>Plus, it seems like the questions are really difficult...</p>
<p>^^ i have it but i didnt really bother to use the info in it. At the most, I will just look over the sample essays and the timeline in the back (that helps a lot). And then maybe one or two practice tests.</p>
<p>hey so have any of you tried the giant ahap review? is it any good?</p>
<p>i got one of those princeton review books for apush the other dayy &it basicallyy said that if you answer 60 mc questions right, you'll get a 3. 70 mc questions, and youu get a 4....don't know how accurate that is since the essays count for something too.</p>
<p>my apush teacher knows a whole bunch of past ap readers &they told her that how well youu do on mc kinda balances out your essay grades too. like, if you do awesome on the mc, they'll be more lenient on the essays. </p>
<p>oh, and as long as you get around 50% on the mc and 6's on the essays, you're prettyy much gonna pass with a 3. </p>
<p>eck...one more week until the exam! &i haven't done a whole bunch of reviews yet. ><"</p>