<p>ok so i am studying for the 2008 APUSH exam with AMSCO. Anddd....its a longg book. Any advice on how to specifically study for it?</p>
<p>Should you know every detail? To what extent?</p>
<p>What is the best way to retain all the information from it? </p>
<p>Right now im reading the chapters and underlining as i go........and after that I write the definitions of the key words at the end of chapters, do the MC questions, make an outliine for the essay q's, and read the DBQ's and try to understand what they say. It takes me 2 hours per chapter sometimes more...........any advice???</p>
<p>Right now i am on chapter 9 and wow its soooo long and some people like read it twice but i doubt i will be able to read it twice. After finishing this i plan to read Barrons as i heard it helps to organize the info.....</p>
<p>I will probably not read the last 10 chaptesr of the paegent and read only AMSCO. ok theres most of the detail and im looking for some advice from experienced people or from ones in the same boat as me.</p>
<p>My teacher holds review sessions. She doesn't really go through detailed history, but gives us advice on strategies for essays for specific topics. It's really helpful. Also, after you are done reading the book, do a week of review sessions with a friend. Not more than a two person study group though, or you won't be able to concentrate. I am only up to Chapter 5...</p>
<p>thanks rockandroll......yea we are going to review 2 weeks prior to the exam in class and one day outside of class so hopefully that will prepare me for the essays and dbqs. Any advices on the essays and dbqs??they seem a bit hard. I just want to get a 4 or higher like really bad wow.</p>
<p>i just ordered my AMSCO book...so you're still ahead of the game compared to me.
hopefully it'll come sometime next week. then it will be extreme cramming time!! ^^</p>
<p>springflower, yeah ur gonna need to cram that in like major major. I started in the middle of spring break and just reached ch 10....but i procrastinate too much i just dont have that attention span after i while i doze off.</p>
<p>30 chapters and 600 something pages. Quite a bit..but not a lot if you skip over the extra essays and dbq pages which i highly recommend not to do.
I actually discovered a great way to absord the information. Read it, understand it, and apply it by making outlines of the essays at the end of chapter even if it means looking back. Just a piece of advice.</p>
<p>my plan of study:
- Finish AMSCO by April 13th and take Practice tests
- Read Barrons from April 13th to 16th
- Read AMSCO again from April 16th to May 1st, this time with an emphasis on essays and such. We will also be having in-class review.
- May 1st to May9th idk? take practice tests? overall review.</p>
<p>yeah. that sounds like a great plan. I have to do all that a week earlier because I am scared. im not in an AP class, but I am taking the class and I am afraid that I may not be prepared enough</p>
<p>Your plan is crazy compared to mine. I am giving myself a month to read AMSCO again. Although, I took AP US History last semester and read half of Pageant/all of AMSCO. Took the subject test and got a 760/800. I am sure one last go at AMSCO is enough for me.</p>
<p>By the way, you sure do post a lot of threads about AP US History. ;)</p>
<p>is AMSCO better than REA?? I have REA and i'm pretty happy with it.. but now i'm wondering if i should use AMSCO as well? I'm also using the American Pageant book.</p>
<p>they don't really help much with essays though, that's the main thing i'm worried about. i do well on m/c, not on essays... does AMSCO have essays for each chapter or something like that??</p>
<p>ok so for the end of chapter essays, i just make an outline.............Should i actually write an entire essay for each one to give me a better feel? Im on chapter 14 AMSCO and havent written a full one.....wat do u suggest? </p>
<p>im weak on essays i think..........what if i focus more on the context in AP exam and leave out like the conclusion?</p>
<p>The SAT Subject Test in US History concentrates on a lot of minor details. For some, that may be difficult. For me, it was not. Heck, there was even a question on the January SAT US History about Ralph Nadar, of all people. Talk about minor details. Just make sure you read AMSCO and you will do fine.</p>