<p>I am currently in AP US History and feel that I have a fairly decent teacher. I've recently started reading AMSCO to further review, but I am still unsure of whether this will be enough to score 750+ on the US History Sat 2. My question is, is there anyone here who scored that high simply from a decent teacher and some small amount of review on their own? or is that score truly for those who excell at US history? How much preparation is really required for those who aren't history experts but doing good (95%+) in AP US History?</p>
<p>I got a 790, and I didn't do that much review (might have gotten the 800 had I put down my guess for one of the questions I left blank: turned out to be correct). But then again, I generally don't do much studying for school tests. I had a very good AP US History teacher, possibly one of the best teachers at my school, and ended up getting a 5 on the AP for what its worth. I was actually surprised at how similar the SAT II was to the AP multiple choice. I took it in May, the same time as I took the AP, so I basically just consolidated my studying. If your taking it in the next month or two though, you've still probably got another century and a half to catch up on though, which makes your task much harder.</p>
<p>My review was basically going over my AP US History textbook (Newman & Schmalbach), with fairly light review. Like I said though, I generally don't study for stuff, so do whatever works best for you. That being said, it's certainly possible to score that high without extensive review, but you should know if you're that type of person or not. I certainly don't think buying a prep book would hurt.</p>
<p>EDIT: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/403779-best-way-study-apush-get-5-exam.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/403779-best-way-study-apush-get-5-exam.html</a> might be of some help to you</p>
<p>Thanks DCforME! I'm not taking it right away or anything, but I just wanted to be prepared if the test does take much preparation. I think my teacher's pretty good, so hopefully like you I won't have to worry too much. Anyone else?</p>
<p>I took it in June, right after the AP, got a 800 (and a 5 on the sat). History is my thing though, plus my teacher is amazing (i am actually in love with him. if only he was like 20 years younger i'd be on that in a minute. damnnnnnn. ok sorry guys...) I did some reviewing, I find that SATs are a lot more nitpicky-detail-ish than APs for history. WHat I did was get a us history sat2 book and read through the entire summary (so most of the book) of us history. It was helpful cause it told me the things the sat wanted to know, instead of the ap. I'd say you just need to be willing to take the time to prep, it wasn't too bad for me though cause, as I said, I had taken the AP about 3 weeks before, not long enough to forget too much.</p>
<p>I had a terrible joke of an AP US teacher. All year, we called it AP study hall. Literally one school week before the AP exam, I read AMSCO cover to cover (it can be done, but reading is all I did during those days). I got a 5 on my AP exam and a 760 on the subject test in June. I didn't review the book between the AP exam and the SAT II. In conclusion, I don't know what it's like to have a good AP teacher. But studying AMSCO alone is enough to get a 5/750+.</p>
<p>My daughter is far more interested in science than history but scored a 770 on it (her best SATII score). She was in APUSH at the time, but her teacher was really mediocre at best. She does a lot of independent reading on her own, including history, but really didn't study at all before hand; she never touched a review book. She has claimed that keeping her television tuned into the History Channel while she was doing her pre-calc homework did the trick, but I am certainly not recommending that. Something worked for her, however, as she also had a 5 on the AP test and a 100 on the NYS History regents exam.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the suggestions! I'll definitely be sure to read AMSCO more. mkt16a17, What SAT 2 book did you use? Anyone else?</p>
<p>Bump, anyone else?</p>
<p>I got a 720. I used the Princeton review book and I had a 92% in APUSH. I took the May subject test because I was studying for the AP test that month.</p>
<p>I took the test in October with no review since May and still managed to earn a 780. My AP US History teacher was not amazing, but I really loved the subject and read the America: Past and Present book thoroughly.</p>
<p>I got a 770, and history is probably my least favorite subject (I just thought it would be easy to study for). I had a decent teacher for APUSH, and I read the whole AMSCO book the night before the test.</p>
<p>i got a 750 w/ minimal prep... i did look through a few of Barron's APUSH flash cards- they were quite helpful.</p>
<p>For you 750+ people, did any of you use REA?
Would REA be enough, or would i need another SAT II US History book? Also, what SAT II books are good? there are so many of them to choose from and amazon reviews don't really help this time.</p>
<p>What is the curve for the SAT-II US History test?</p>
<p>I'm taking it on May 3rd but I don't think I have prepared enough...
I'm aiming for like 780 +</p>
<p>The curve is pretty harsh though it depends on the test. I, like DCforME, did little. I took two practices then I walked in. Omitted one. Got a 790. I had a good APUS teacher, but I could definitely account to being a history geek. Random trivia ftw. =]</p>
<p>I'll be taking the SAT II in May, and I'm using AMSCO, we reviewed REA in class, and I have PR. But I just bought the History SAT II For Dummies book, and it's really geared to the SAT Subject Test. So if that's what you're looking for, I would recommend it. It seems pretty good from what I've gotten through so far.</p>
<p>Wait. I thought you could omit up to 10 and still get an 800. Am I wrong?</p>
<p>yea thats right i think. for those of you who have used REA is it good enough? or would u recommend a book that is specially geared towards the sat subject test.</p>
<p>^^ It depends on the test and the curve.</p>