<p>The test will be 2/3 Multiple Choice and an essay chosen from ~20 possible prompts that I already know and have taken some notes on. </p>
<p>It's on the first 19 chapters of the book. I have a packet of key terms, notes, and...the book. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the scope of it all. My long term memory is pretty bad so I can't say I remember a lot of this stuff at this point. </p>
<p>If anyone has some guidelines on how to study? The test is next week. I don't even know if I'd have enough time to make an outline for each possible essay prompt and make a study guide of the key terms but that's what I'm thinking of doing. Any other ideas/approaches? Some way to target the most important stuff in a short amount of time?</p>
<p>^If flash cards work for you, go ahead. But in all honesty, I found APUSH to be more like a story; you have to have some cohesive flow in your brain in order to a) better remember ideas, esp through association and b) connect them.</p>
<p>In my class, we made outlines every week for each longass chapter. For the midterms, I studied my outlines because they contained key terms, and the like, but more importantly, they told the story and I was able to remember all the events and everything. I highly suggest you start by reviewing each outline, and then after each chapter of review, go over the important stuff from something like the Princeton Review.</p>
<p>Also, in my class, the tests were all textbook-based. If that is your case, forget about the Princeton Review. Just go over your outlines and if you have time, the textbook, because most likely certain questions will have wording from the text that you may be able to recall when you're sitting for the exam.</p>
<p>Do about 4 chapters a day, and get them down good. If you learn the story in separate chunks, you'll do fine for the test. two or there days before the actual test, go over the key terms/people. Chances are if you studied right, you should know not only what they were, but also the story around them, helping you to remember better.</p>
<p>Also, get off this loser site. You should be sleeping. DO NOT Procrastinate! It is the death of many a APUSH student.</p>
<p>^ Book notes for the entire AP Book with key terms in bold. You can read them thoroughly as a refresher for everything you've learned all year or just skim it and concentrate just on the bold words.</p>