So since the predictions were wrong, I prepped for the wrong DBQ. I didn’t remember much about the topic because I fell behind in my chapter readings. But we had to read the chapter over the summer (because he doesn’t always get to it) so I kind of knew some stuff. I think I passed it (5ish), and that’s all I needed. Hoping for at least a four on this. If I get a 5, I think my APUSH teacher will have a heart attack. He’s never had a 5.</p>
I’m taking SAT II in June. I can tell DH is going to be a GREAT help. Plus, the writer is awesome! I love that guy!</p>
So this is sort of a random question, but did most of you start school in August or September? We start at the beginning of September and get out at the end of June, and my APUSH teacher told us that the reason the tests are in May is because most schools get out in May. So did you guys start in August and have a month longer to prepare? I could have used an extra month; we pretty much covered everything from Eisenhower onward in one review session on Thursday night. Meaning I had almost no outside info for the DBQ.</p>
@NemesisNyx
For us, we started in September also. As a result, this past week we basically zoomed from Kennedy to Reagan (Nixon- Thursday). So I share the same feelings as you The prep books saved me on Nixon really</p>
The Nixon DBQ was a disgrace because of the thousands of one semester APUS courses that the profit driven College Board encourages. NO DBQ after Cold War. FRQs can cover Nixon etc. as long as there is a choice from an earlier period. Or the Colege Board should simply require a two semester course which the colleges expect.But that would cost the CB a lot of money so they will never do that.</p>
for number 2 frq i wrote about mercantilism and how the birtish demand for raw goods from the new world caused slavery to increases for labor. is that wrong ?</p>
when my room opened the dbq paquet the entire room started laughing. our teachers said not to focus on post 1970 because there would never be an essay question on it…whoops!</p>
@nemesis At my school in socal there is a misconception that all schools on the east begin in August and end in May, however I just moved from Boston and my brother goes to school in the DC metro area, which both end in late June. I believe most schools that start and end earlier are schools in the deep south, Georgia/Florida, and possibly the midwest.</p>
I’m from Illinois, and we start in August and end in June.</p>
@ koosman - One semester? My school has two semesters of APUSH (one school year). Is it different at your school? If so, that is ridiculous because there is SO much information to absorb.</p>
I’m from South Dakota and we start in mid-August and get out sometime in mid-May (this year it’s May 18). This week we just zoomed through Reagan to Clinton.</p>
My school starts in September and we end at the end of June. We split US history into two years (sophomore and junior), but we still couldn’t cover all of the information (we’re about half way through WWII). I definitely bombed the DBQ because I only skimmed everything after WWII. I didn’t use any outside information at all >.></p>
I’m from New York & we started on September 8th this year, and basically finished the curriculum about two weeks ago.
So everyone stop complaining, because you guys got to take the test with a month more to learn the material.</p>
Okay no matter how hard or easy the DBQ was for some people, lets hope that because a lot of APUSH classes didn’t get that far, the curve will be low!</p>
When my class opened the packet, everyone headdesked and agonized. Our class only skimmed through post 1960s…</p>
Regardless of how far some classes got, some of that Nixon stuff should be common knowledge for anyone who’s even remotely aware of modern (20th century) US history. Maybe I’m being a little optimistic here, but I imagine that even the least prepared people could have mentioned Mao, detente, and Watergate.</p>
After reading some of these posts, I have a new-grown appreciation for my AP US History teacher. I used to like her, but now I really appreciate her teaching method. She went through topical lectures coming right before the AP exam which was better since we got to focus more on events such as the Vietnam War, Watergate Scandal, etc.</p>
However, if you’re upset that you didn’t get enough coverage in class, you can only blame yourselves. My AP prep book, along with my textbook, had four to five chapters over events past the 1950’s.</p>
The prep books saved me on Nixon really</p>