<p>Hey guys, this summer I will be taking US history at the regular level at my school's summer school so I can have room in my schedule to take chemistry and physics next year. Do you think it will be hard for me to self study for APUSH even if I take the summer school?</p>
<p>BTW, the class I am taking will be centralized on the 20th century. Any advise is appreciated thanks.</p>
<p>I took the class online this year, but talked to the teacher once in 9 months, and learned absolutely nothing. I pretty much taught myself the entire course in the three weeks before the test, so I can't say how accurate anything I tell you is.</p>
<p>If you do decide to do this, I would definitely recommend the REA APUSH book. It definitely saved me, and I <3 it. It's got tons of review and 6 practice tests that I thought were pretty accurate compared to the MC portions of the real test. The sample essays are kind of ridiculous though.</p>
<p>If you get the AMSCO book and actually read it front to back (maybe even twice), you should be able to get at the very least a 4. I didn't pay attention in class at all (except for the fun stuff that's never on the test), and I just read the AMSCO book real quick, and I'm pretty sure I got a 5. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I will indeed self-study for APUSH next year using an AMSCO book.</p>
<p>Do you think the book it self will be enough?</p>
<p>what is self-study? is it what it sounds like--you don't take the class but take the ap test based on review books, etc.</p>
<p>you have it right bballpg04</p>
<p>yea, you can self-study ushist with prep books. i self-studied it this year and i can say im pretty confident i got a 4. all i did was read over the amsco book twice (once at the beginning of the year and a month prior to the exam) and did as many multiple choice questions gradually over the months.</p>
<p>Did it prepare you well for the FRQ's?</p>
<p>i focused more on the multiple choice since knowing random facts can def be helpful on the essays=p but i registered on ap central and saw sample essays and their corresponding grades to see what exactly will get you a good essay grade. i didnt write one practice fr essay b/c i was lazy, but if you have decent essay writing skills you wouldnt have to. all it is is knowing your facts and being able to construct a coherent and organized piece</p>
<p>i second all the AMSCO apush users. Throughout the year, I didn't do anything (literally) except sleeping in my history class (And never got caught too! few others did hehe). I'd read book once, and I'd be very surprised if I dont get 4 or 5.</p>
<p>If you are going to self study-definetly use AMSCO or REA (maybe even both since the AMSCO I have seen does not have practice tests)
They both really help with the multiple choice questions and knowing specifics for essays.
However, one thing I highly suggest, is the one thing I did the day before the exam, using the information and facts you know try to trace recurring patterns or trends in American history to prep for DBQ's and FR</p>
<p>I second all the opinions here as well.</p>
<p>I used the AMSCO and I'm pretty confident it helped me get a nearly perfect score on the SAT II and a 5 on the AP test. </p>
<p>However I would recommend at least 2 or 3 practice essays of each type before you take the test. It can be hard to write a good essay cold with no prior experience.</p>
<p>I thought REA was a great test prep book.</p>
<p>AMSCO was incredible for me this year!</p>
<p>The DBQ basically exactly corresponded to one of the chapters in there, so that was a really good help. The only bad thing is that none of the practice multiple choice questions in it have answers...you need a separate answer booklet, which I don't have.</p>
<p>Regardless, just for the readthrough, AMSCO can be your best friend.</p>