My APUSH teacher is awful; I explained in the 2013 APUSH thread. </p>
I have a PDF of the AMSCO book from 2010, my American Pageant textbook, Barron’s 500 flashcard, and another very extensive and detail-oriented review book (not a brand name). How should I go about preparing myself to get a 5 since my teacher has basically failed me in that regard? Should I get a shorter review book (Crash course, 5 steps to a 5, etc.)? Or just go all out with the materials I have?</p>
<p>I second that. I just got the AMSCO book, and it’s really, really great. It’s gone over everything from my APUSH textbook, just in more general terms.</p>
<p>So you guys think I’m good using the AMSCO book and Barron’s flashcards?</p>
<p>Oh, and quick question, I just spent about an hour and fifteen minutes taking 4 pages of notes from the AMSCO book; should I take notes at all, take less, or just read it?</p>
<p>Hey efeens, where did you get the AMSCO pdf from? There was a link to it on another APUSH thread but it was broken… And I heard some people said they removed it from the site.</p>
<p>There’s less than three weeks now. There is no way you can review all of AMSCO. I suggest that you buy the Essential Content or a review book and read from there. Remember, 1800- 1915 generates about 40% of the exam so make sure to focus on this time period. Every week just complete exams, dbqs, frqs. There’s just no way that you will be able to finish reading all of AMSCO. If you don’t remember stuff in detail, then that’s where you can look on AMSCO to get a deeper understanding.</p>
<p>@thelemonisinplay, I got it from that same thread but it was on the next page. </p>
<p>And @Entric, how should I practice writing dbqs, frqs, and exams? Like who would grade them (the subjective stuff I mean)? And do you know of any resources where I could get officially released practice exams/dbqs/frqs, or should I use unofficial stuff (like Barron’s, etc.)?</p>
<p>@efeens44</p>
<p>Go onto collegeboard.org and look on the AP Section. Under this section should be AP United States History. Click on that and you’ll find all the previous FRQ’s and DBQ’s from previous exams. Collegeboard is really the best place to get past FRQ’s and DBQ’s. For multiple choice questions, ask your friends if you can photocopy their books and just photocopy the exam section. You can also download the exam from collegeboard for free. Ask your history teacher to grade your exams/dbq’s/frq’s. If you don’t believe in your teacher’s wisdom, ask other CC’ers on this website to give feedback. Don’t worry for the exam questions, there is always answers in the multiple choice questions. Good luck.</p>
<p>just do all the past released exams. That brought me up 20 points on mutliple choice. atleast 5 questions repeat every year and another 10 are reworded. Its a very predictable test. I have all of the past released exams if you want it.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken APUSH, but for AP tests, what generally works for me is getting a nice prep book (not like a crash course or a really short book- a proper one- one with enough details, and hopefully a more detailed one if you have time). read and do the practice problems one chapter at a time. if you have time left, take the full exams at the back of the book after reviewing.
I would also look over some past exams and past answers on the internet to get a feel for things like DBQs before practicing.
good luck :)</p>
<p>Read through Crash Course. Last year I also had AMSCO and intended to use it but I found that Crash Course was the only thing I needed.</p>
<p>This will prep you for the MC.</p>
<p>Supplement with a more in-depth prep book and practice writing those DBQs.</p>