<p>It's about 30 dollars on Amazon, which is a bit steep.
I'm looking for a book with a good balance between information review and practice tests. The Princeton Review was great for AP European History in this way - is it as good AP U.S.?
Does the AMSCO book only have info reviews? How many practice tests are there? People are always posting about finding the answers to these tests, which tells me it might not be the best buy.</p>
<p>Either buy it directly off of the AMSCO Publications website (for about $17) or ask for a friend’s used copy. </p>
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<p>It is so totally worth it. It doesn’t have many practice exams/questions, but it has everything that you need to know for the exam.</p>
<p>My APUSH teacher said that anyone who bought the book and read it got a 4 or a 5 on the AP test. I didn’t buy it but my friend who is taking the class this year has it and it looks really good. Every chapter has practice questions and practice essay questions which will really prepare you for the test.</p>
<p>But it isn’t necessary. I bought the 5 steps to a 5 book and I read it, highlighted it, and reviewed my highlights before the test and I got a 5.</p>
<p>I have it now and it’s great.</p>
<p>i agree with angel, you dont necessarily need it
i just read over REA (not crash course) twice in the week before I took the ap, got a 5
if your teacher isnt adequate, then get it. otherwise it isnt a must have item</p>
<p>I also heard that the AMSCO US is really useful for students who want to aim a 600-700 on the SAT II Subject test. Does anybody here agree?</p>
<p>It’s a good outline, but it really should be supplemented with something to get the full picture</p>
<p>The 2010 edition just came out.</p>
<p>@angelsolis18: that’s misleading, since only the prepared students who want to score well buy the book, meaning that they’re already doing well in the class usually.
The REA book is really good though. It has a ton of practice tests and questions for each era.</p>
<p>I got a 690 on the USH SATII after a year of Honors US History and reading Crash Course</p>
<p>What if you didn’t take honors US or AP, and had regulars, and you want to aim for 600+?</p>
<p>We used AMSCO as our APUSH textbook, and if you pretty much memorized it (which you would have to because it has few details) you could definitely get an 800 on the SAT II. For the AP test, you’d definitely have to supplement it with various readings.</p>
<p>Just cram Crash Course. It’s really helpful. There were probably 25 questions on the test that appeared in the book</p>
<p>I crammed sparknotes and some things from Barrons and failed epically. Had regulars last year, didn’t take honors or AP.</p>
<p>I didn’t read the chapter last week, so I just read AMSCO before the test and guess what? Got an A!</p>
<p>so would you say it’s better for the AP class or for the AP test?</p>
<p>haven’t taken the test yet! I love it for the class, though.</p>
<p>Yes .</p>
<p>Yes, in all capital letters.</p>