SAT II US History High Scorers

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi, </p>

<p>I'm currently in AP US History and thinking about taking the SAT II US History. Which books did u high scorers use to prep? Also, is May a good time to take it?</p>

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<p>Anytime is a good time if you're ready. </p>

<p>Use SparkNotes.</p>

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<p>yes! i took it last may and did fine. sparknotes is good; so is the princeton review APUSH book. (i used both). good luck!</p>

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<p>Is simply studying for the AP USH exam enough preparation to do well on the SAT II?</p>

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<p>I believe so. That's why I want to take it in May, when I'll have all the info crammed. I kno that SAT IIs are generally easier than their respective APs (at least for bio). Ok, it seems I'll use sparknotes, thanks for all the info</p>

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<p>i actually found the sat II harder than the ap, i dunno why, maybe because it went to present day...</p>

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<p>I did fine just from my preperation for the AP. I ended up getting a 770 with no real prep aside from a brief glance over my stuff. (since I took it June).</p>

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<p>ok, that's reassuring. if anyone has additional information, please post!</p>

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<p>I used REA book for the AP test, and then took the US Hist SAT II a month later. 4 on AP and 720 on SAT II. I think I recieved the most prep from class though.</p>

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<p>The AP US multiple choice is VERY similar to the SAT II US Hist. I used the Princeton Review book for both the AP test and the SAT II (and got a 5 and an 800).</p>

<p>The one thing to look out for is that the SAT II goes all the way up to present day (while AP US won't have anything past Reagan). If you're fuzzy on "recent history" you should get an SAT II prep book and look at the sections towards the end (or maybe just talk to your parents!). After the beastly 3 hours that is the AP test, the 60 minute SAT II will feel like a breeze.</p>

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The AP US multiple choice is VERY similar to the SAT II US Hist. I used the Princeton Review book for both the AP test and the SAT II (and got a 5 and an 800).</p>

<p>The one thing to look out for is that the SAT II goes all the way up to present day (while AP US won't have anything past Reagan). If you're fuzzy on "recent history" you should get an SAT II prep book and look at the sections towards the end (or maybe just talk to your parents!). After the beastly 3 hours that is the AP test, the 60 minute SAT II will feel like a breeze.

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<p>Ditto that. The SAT II had a few questions on Clinton foreign/economic policy and Bush I, watch out for those.</p>

<p>Joey</p>

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<p>I got a 4 and, 4 months later, a 760. I used REA for AP, and Kaplan for SAT II. There is a pretty generous curve, but then again, the questions are pretty hard and there are almost 100 of them.</p>

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<p>I <em>love</em> Kaplan.
Kaplan, Kaplan, Kaplan.
5 on the AP test, 760 on the SAT II.</p>