<p>So I got consistent A's on my us history class in school and yet, I got a 3 on the us history AP, which is almost unheard of in our school. I think the reason for my 3 is because I failed the multiple choice section. There were so many unexpected culture questions, at least 10 that I skipped. Like there were things about who was the author of this book, or how this newspaper article (which I've never heard of) affected this era, etc. I was just wondering if the SAT II is going to be like the multiple choice section of the us history ap and which one is easier in your opinion?</p>
<p>i would say they are about the same.</p>
<p>personally - and i'm not trying to freak you out or anything - i thought the AP test was easier. or at least, i did better on it than i did on the SAT II... i'm really not sure why, since i took the two within a month of each other. but as long as you get a review book and study fairly hard for the SAT II, you should be fine. you should definitely focus on culture, though, as that made up about 18-20% of the test.</p>
<p>To be honest, if you consistently got straight A's in your APUSH class but only got a 3 on the exam then your class didn't prepare you at all. All those "culture" questions are really basic stuff that is consistently repeated in prep books.</p>
<p>The May SAT II was much harder than the 2008 AP Exam. The SAT was much more specific unlike the big picture AP Questions and it had too many questions of Pre Colonial Stuff, which bothered me. I also was unfamiliar with the cultural/social questions on both tests because my school concentrates more on economic/political history rather cultural/social history.</p>
<p>Motus has a point. I got a 5, but I found that although i was sort of unfamiliar with the cultural/authors questions, i was able to intuitively narrow down to the correct choice. I only skipped 1 cultural question, only because I kind of forgot about it. Its completely doable maybe if you studied a bit harder.</p>
<p>Well my school didn't even finish the curriculum by the AP test. We were only up to the Cold War when I took it. But I finished our textbook on my own... but didn't use a review book.
Now I'm using Amsco, Barrons, Princeton, and my textbook. Is this enough to guarantee a 750+ score? I would really like a 800 but you can't really guarantee that. Any other books I need?</p>
<p>I only used the American Pageant (textbook) to study for the AP test and got a 5. You probably definitely need to use some prep books if you read the entire textbook and only got a 3.</p>
<p>I took apush, got very good grade, got got a 5 and a 790 on SAT II a year after taking the class. with that, I can assume i know most of the stuff that applies to a survey course of US hist like an ap class.</p>
<p>and, with that, I say that the SAT II was a little harder on the MC. There were just a few very obscure questions. I actually feel like I remember there being more culture related questions on the SAT II, but i can't be certain at all. </p>
<p>If you can 'branch off' as we call it - think of the name of something and then ramble off lots of stuff that relates to it (and know what these things mean), then you should be good. Ive found that history is all about making connections</p>
<p>I took apush and got the exact same scores on my AP and SAT II as TTwhite (5 and 790 respectively). Again the SAT II is much harder. Questions that stand out in my memory are the one about the Hudson River School of Landscape Painting and another about Andy Warhol (I had to identify him as a the paintor of a given piece).</p>
<p>I got a 5 on AP US History - I used the REA book for the AP test. I only did last minute studying for it, though, so I'm trying to be more prepared here (I'll be taking US History probably in November, maybe December). Should I get the REA Subject test book as well (since their practice tests will be geared differently)? And I was thinking about getting the AMSCO book as well.</p>
<p>Which book do you suggest to study for SATII US? PR</p>