Review books for June SAT II math/us history?

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<p>Hi guys, </p>

<p>I'm new to College Confidential and this is my first post!
I know there are multiple of threads/posts about review books and what not. But, after reading many of them, I'm still confused about which book to get if I'm going to take the June SAT II Math 2 and U.S. history. </p>

<p>I'm taking precalc this year and my teacher isn't very good. However, I had a good trig teacher last year and got a high average. (But I don't remember much trig).
So, I want to get a book that gives you explanations/lessons. I know Barron's is difficult but if I buy it, I'm afraid that it won't help if I can't even finish a test without tearing out my hair out. </p>

<p>Any recs for U.S. History? </p>

<p>I really appreciate it if you can give me suggestions. I'm planning to order it online asap so I can get it and study over spring break. </p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Math… I heard PR and Barrons. My teacher and all my classmates says Barron and they might be right seeing that they got upper 700s and 800s. </p>

<p>As for US History, AMSCO, hands down. Yes it’s an AP prep book. But from what I’ve seen, the questions for APUSH and SATII aren’t that different other than that there’s no writing component to SAT II USH.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I spoke to my HUSH teacher, and he made a few recs for me, including the AMSCO book. He also lent me this:
[Amazon.com:</a> Out of Many - A History of the American People: Ap Test Prep (9780131986060): John Mack Faragher: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Out-Many-History-American-People/dp/0131986066]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Out-Many-History-American-People/dp/0131986066)
Which I’m working on; I guess I’ll find out how useful it is in June. I’m scheduled for the USH Subject Test then too. The other thing he suggested as a review mechanism:
[U.S&lt;/a&gt;. History (SparkNotes Study Cards), SparkNotes Study Cards Series, SparkNotes Editors, Book - Barnes & Noble](<a href=“http://search.barnesandnoble.com/US-History/SparkNotes-Editors/e/9781411400931]U.S”>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/US-History/SparkNotes-Editors/e/9781411400931)
I also looked through these; they seem like they will be useful. </p>

<p>Princeton Review’s USH Subject Test is on Google books:
[The</a> Princeton Review Cracking the … - Google Books](<a href=“Cracking the SAT U. S. and World History Subject Tests, 2009-2010 Edition - Grace Roegner Freedman - Google Books”>Cracking the SAT U. S. and World History Subject Tests, 2009-2010 Edition - Grace Roegner Freedman - Google Books)
I have that on order, plus the College Board All Subject Tests Book, which I’ve heard mixed reviews about. </p>

<p>I don’t know much about the math section; I imagine PR has a pretty good book. </p>

<p>Hope that helps, and good luck!</p>

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<p>I’m going to buy amsco for us history.
i guess for math i’ll go with barrons or pr. Thanks!</p>

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<p>dont buy tpr. barrons = overkill = 780+.
I got 800 w/ barrons. :)</p>

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<p>I think sparknotes is good for alot of SAT II tests, including math iic</p>

<p>I think Barron’s is kinda meh in terms of the review material, but the practice tests are harder than usual, which is good.</p>

<p>Also, know how to use your calculator in some cases.</p>

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<p>hmm id have to agree with thrill3rnit3, for barron’s. concepts like hyperbolae, ellipses, and parametric functions are really… rarely touched by SAT II exam. In fact they may test you none of these.
Just on a sidenote, sadly some ppl tend to depend too much on calculators. Calculators can be sometimes erroneous so u hav to know when to use it and when to NOT use it.</p>

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<p>I kinda asked the same question here; found this link. It might help you.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/635803-math-2-prep-books-little-review.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/635803-math-2-prep-books-little-review.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>this might help too
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/544092-complete-guide-sat-subject-tests-mathematics.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/544092-complete-guide-sat-subject-tests-mathematics.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>this might also help
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/792061-sat-ii-math-ii-physics-best-prep-books.html?[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/792061-sat-ii-math-ii-physics-best-prep-books.html?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>SAT II Math:

  1. Review all the material in the Barron’s book and do all the problems.
  2. Go over the problems you missed and learn why you got them wrong.
  3. Take the first 3 practice tests with 1 hour.
  4. Review your mistakes and repeat step 2.
  5. Take the last 3 practice tests with about 40-45 minutes.
  6. Repeat step 2. </p>

<p>Speed with accuracy is vital when you take this test. Despite the fact that Barron’s is hard, it will definitely over prepare you to the point where you finish early when you take the real test. My one advice to you: If you decide to use Barron’s, don’t get discouraged by your score (if you do score lower than expected). My scores on the Barron’s were around 650-690ish, but I got an 800 on the actual test (Nov 2009).</p>