U.S. History w/out APUSH?

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<p>I'm trying to decide whether to take a third SAT-II, and if so, which one. I don't plan to apply to any of the schools that require 3, but my parents think I should have 3 just to be safe.</p>

<p>Since I'm a humanities gal, I've taken the Real SATs practice tests in World History and U.S. History. Scored 650 in World, 680 in U.S.--and U.S. seems easier to study for, as well as requiring me to improve by fewer questions to get to 750+. I'm not taking APUSH and my honors class started pre-Civil War, so I'd have to catch up on everything before that (assuming that we cover through modern history by June). </p>

<p>Will the large number of APUSH test takers skew the curve to my disfavor? Is it worth intensive studying for the U.S. History SAT II? I would do it all essentially in one month, starting after APs.</p>

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<p>It has a very generous curve (-9=800), so if you are willing to put in the work I would say go for it!
Of course I may be biased (APUSH + History Student of the Year), but I really think that if you care enough and work hard enough you can do it!
Plus (like you said), SATUSH is much easier to study for, as compared to SATWH.</p>

<p>And I agree with your parents, its always nice to have three just incase your plans change.</p>

<p>Hopefully that helped, good luck! :)</p>