This year I took the ap world exam and got a 4 which I was pretty dissapointed with. With this in mind I dont want it to happen again in US history. Right now im getting ahead and reading the american pageant and im already on ch 5. So what do you guys reccomend to get that 5. I literally will do anything at this point.</p>
I wrote about that time I killed Osama Bin Laden and it got me a 5.</p>
“Reading the American pageant”</p>
There’s your first problem lol put that book the in closet and buy direct hits and barron’s lol</p>
Buy the amsco review book, don’t procrastinate on ur studying for the test and make sure you knkw the late 1970s- present facts fairly well for the test!!!</p>
Buy the AP US History for DUMMIES, I swear I have a for dummies book in every subject and also purchase the college board book as well and take lots of practice test online. You can do it good luck :)</p>
I got a 5 for apush this year. I kind of did my own thing from the rest. I just read the chapters, went to apnotes.com, printed the notes for each chapter, and reviewed when I finished the chapter. And I reviewed the Are You Serious About Getting A 5 REA APUSH book. I started about a month before the test and tried to read a chapter or so per day or two. Also got the Barron’s AP USH flash cards. They helped a lot.
Hope I could help, if you need anything in specific, feel free to ask
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I cheated my way through 3/4ths of the class and crammed Direct Hits the week before the AP test. Easiest of my nine 5’s this year.</p>
So buy DH and since you have a year, memorize everything in the book. You might as well take the Subject Test in US History because you’ll ace that **** too.</p>
lol, thanks i will buy that book</p>
why should i put the book down?</p>
I jsut used Amsco, only got up to 1950s (so was screwed for Nixon lol) but had an amzing teacher that gives detailed notes but only got up to New Deal. So just study throughout the year and try to finish Amsco and you’ll be more than fine :)</p>
AMSCO is by far the best review book.</p>
^This poster has clearly not used DH before. :P</p>
If I get both DH and AMSCO, and I’m self-studying for it, will it be enough to get a 5?</p>
Used REA and the 5 Steps 500 questions, and got a 5. These helped a ton.</p>
I believe that DH and AMSCO will guarantee a 5 but get PR for practice tests (opt.). Good luck!!</p>
My Steps to a 5:</p>
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<li>Pay attention in class - this may have helped me more because my teacher was a f****** boss, but you should keep good notes. This will save you time come March and April.</p></li>
<li>Buy flashcards - I used Sparknotes flashcards which had people, places, battles, documents, laws, and most of the other important stuff in APUSH.</p></li>
<li>Buy a good review book - I used Crash Course, but a lot of people say DH is a lot better. To my knowledge, DH is longer but covered more important things while Crash Course gave a quick run-through of important facts, people, documents, etc.</p></li>
<li>Take practice tests - Starting about 12 weeks before the test, I worked on one practice test a week. These came from test prep books, College Board Released Tests, etc. The first few I allowed myself to look up the answers while on the last 3 or 4, I didn’t use any outside resources. When you get to those last few, the tests will seem easier because you will see the same questions about Whig Financial Policy and the Wilmot Proviso and the Yalta Conference.</p></li>
<li>Practice the writing - I think the writing is 50% of the test but I’m not sure. Luckily, our teacher prepared us well by giving us a released DBQ once about every two weeks throughout the school year. Not once did we practice an FRQ. If your teacher is not as aggressive as this, I would recommend attacking the writing early and often.</p></li>
<li>Go hard late in the game - April, specifically, should be the month where you go HAM on your preparation. By this time, you should be pretty good on everything, so use this time to polish up on your weak points.</p></li>
<li>Relax and have fun - Being my first AP test, I saw APUSH as an exciting challenge. You always have to be positive, even when you get frustrated. YOU HAVE TO BE THE MOST CONFIDENT PERSON IN THAT TEST ROOM. </p></li>
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An extra tip: The FRQs are split up into 2 before the Civil War and 2 after. From the 2 before the Civil War, 1 is almost always on events leading to the Revolution or the after-effects or early colonization of North America (English, French, Spanish). I would familiarize myself with both of those topics so that when it comes to the FRQs you will be able to nail at least one.</p>
thanks bro, this will deffinately help</p>
Direct Hits is THE best. Use it when exam time is approaching. AMSCO is also good for supplementing the course.</p>
^ IMO that’s overkill.</p>
Reading your textbook/review book isn’t a bad place to start. It’s an easy class though-- it’d probably be more beneficial to start prepping for a harder AP</p>