<p>I'm currently taking regular USH, and I plan to take the APUSH exam this May. My plan is to use the Barrons book and flashcards for the next 4-5 months to study all the information, any other useful tips?</p>
<p>The APUSH exam is more or less the regurgitation of pure memorization - facts, dates, names, wars, etc. If you can get your hands on any practice exams, even just subject tests and not necessarily past AP exams, you’ll be able to see the extent in which you must memorization information. It is A LOT to take in. I took an APUSH course and it was very, very content/detail intensive, and I only pulled off a 4.</p>
<p>I took APUSH last year, and there isn’t anything tricky. There aren’t any concepts that you’re not going to understand, as it’s all about taking in facts and being able to apply them to the ‘big picture’. Also, make sure to make connections between time periods as you’re learning the material. </p>
<p>I took it as a class, and if your self-studying, someone experienced is going to have to read your DBQs and FRQs. My old teacher actually helps grade the AP exams, and she gave us really detailed feedback on our essays.</p>
<p>Here are some links to study Guides</p>
<p>Amsco.pdf - <a href=“https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Spm0avDc0bWmE1YnFreGh5MXc/edit?usp=sharing[/url]”>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Spm0avDc0bWmE1YnFreGh5MXc/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p>The<em>Official</em>APUSH<em>Cram</em>Packet.doc - <a href=“https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Spm0avDc0bS2lfbUpzWWx2S1U/edit?usp=sharing[/url]”>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Spm0avDc0bS2lfbUpzWWx2S1U/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p>Hm, I slightly disagree. I self-studied APUSH and got a 5.</p>
<p>I always found history naturally interesting, I read through REA’s review book and crash course, memorized most of barron’s 500 flashcards, read a friend’s outline, and took APGP (which would have helped if the questions were relevant). I feel like my interest in History and some review of APUSH essay strategy with my school’s APUSH teacher/friends helped me write a good essay- which is a large part of your score.</p>
<p>I spent a few weekends at the library with a friend who was also self-studying, and we would discuss, play APUSH jeopardy, and just make timelines. It’s a little more than “just memorizing facts”, it’s about understanding/comprehending the information.</p>