<p>Has anyone studied USH and got a decent score?
What was your score if you did?</p>
<p>I know subject tests aren't meant for self-studying, but I'm only decent at Chemistry, and need another subject test that i can self-study. Im only in precalculus when im a senior, so math 2 wouldnt be an option :( (UC schools)</p>
<p>Thanks for your feedback in advance..</p>
<p>i haven't taken it yet, but i've seen a lot of threads about USH on this board..</p>
<p>studying from AMSCO well ahead of time (if you plan to take it in oct/nov, starting now is the perfect time) and mastering 1 chapter a day is ideal. amsco has been the key to 800's on this board more than any other review book.</p>
<p>after mastering amsco, it's just a matter of taking practice tests and refining material you may have forgotten. don't be surprised if you get in the high 700's when taking your first practice test.</p>
<p>Isnt AMSCO an AP book? And is reading this book once through summer enough to score 700+ in November?</p>
<p>I just bought Barrons for AP US history SAT, and i have not taken an AP U.S. Class (i took IB Americas I). Is this good enough?</p>
<p>AP Books work fine, I recommend skimming an AP review book, then making a list of key events people etc. and know how they interact. This allows you to guess with a really high percentage at questions you don't factually know (e.g. you know a general direction of a president's policies so you can guess at a certain thing they did.)</p>
<p>AMSCO is AP but works fine for SAT II (exact same subject matter). US History is one SAT II that is quite ideal for self studying, just because a lot of it is memorizing. I took a one-month APUSH course last year through a summer program, which gave me a very general overview of the topic.. after that I self-studied using numerous prep books (favorite of which was AMSCO) and got a 800 SAT 5 AP.</p>