SAT II World History Harder than AP?

Test Preparation SAT Subject Test Preparation
1

<p>I just took the AP World History Test about a week ago and thought it was relatively easy, having prepared for it extensively the month before. However, I purchased a Barron's SAT II World History Prep book and looked through it and found it much harder than the AP curriculum. Everything is much more specific and I did very bad on the practice exams. Is taking an AP class enough to take the SAT II's? Or is the Barron's book not an accurate measure? I missed around 1/3 of the problems in the practice test, yet many people say that the SAT II test is a joke. Thanks.</p>

2

<p>i have the same issue...any comments?</p>

3

<p>I missed about a 1/3 as well...I think I got like, 70/103, or some rid number...but my cousins and brothers all got 800's without studying. I think that Barron's is overkill, like it is with everything else.</p>

4

<p>aren't there 95 ques. total?</p>

5

<p>yeah but barrons is like on drugs. they added like random q.</p>

6

<p>Regardless of whether Barrons is more difficult than the actual test or not, the SAT 2 test is more difficult than the AP test because the AP tests general trends while the SAT 2 is definitely more specific.</p>

<p>Last year, I got a 5 on the AP test and a 740 on the SAT 2 while my friend got a 4 on the AP test and a 790 on the SAT 2.</p>

<p>So basically, there's no doubt you can get a really good score. It's just a matter of sitting down and studying the material and details again.</p>

7

<p>what kind of "details" are we talking about here?
so...is compare/contrast and continuity not part of the test?</p>

8

<p>specific factual information
certain events, wars, results of events, stuff like that
btw that barrons practice test is BS...</p>

9

<p>how accurate are the kaplin tests?</p>

10

<p>So I guess I shouldn't measure the actual test with the Barrons one? Also, the Barrons version I have is from 2001 and maybe thats different than the one they're offering now?</p>

11

<p>Just for anybody else who is wondering, I just took the Collegeboard's official practice exam from World History and it's pretty easy, so at least Barron's is way more difficult than the actual thing.</p>