<p>I'll be taking either one or both of these subject tests in May or June.
Does anyone have any recommendations for books to use or preparation strategies? Thanks :D</p>
<p>Almost all books for Sat ii lit. are horrible but the best of the worst is Kaplan. They focus too much on vocab though, so be careful.</p>
<p>Take as many real tests as you can find. Collegeboard has one big book with one of each test. I think they publish extra real practice tests for math I and II. I couldn’t find any extras on Lit but maybe History?</p>
<p>bump, just in case</p>
<p>For US History, I found College Board’s Official US & World History Book sufficient, just to see what kind of things were on the test. However, if you need to learn US history, I suggest a real textbook.</p>
<p>For Lit, I used Princeton Review somewhat. It had pretty much everything that could be taught outside of a real literature class.</p>
<p>U.S. History: Got a 740 first time that I took it. I’m assuming that you are taking the AP class this year, which means that it’ll be fresh on your mind by test time. I would recommend taking a look at the Princeton Review book and reading over its summary of important U.S. history events/ people/ key terms. I took the test half-a-year after I finished the class and that’s all I needed to review. </p>
<p>Literature: First time that I took it I got a 670. After intense studying, retook it and recently got an 800. Basically, just take practice tests. Also, make sure that you know literary terms (aphorism, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc.) and know stuff about poetic forms (sonnets are the big thing, make sure you know iambic pentameter). But above all, just take as many practice tests as you can. Try to take one every day over the span of a couple weeks. Use any book you want for this, really, but I did Princeton Review and Barrons.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>P.S. Pro tip with books: instead of buying them, head over to your local Barnes and Noble or Borders or what have you and just take the tests there. Bring your own paper to mark on of course.</p>