<p>I can't decide whether to take the US History Subject Test or the World History Subject Test this fall. I took AP US and AP Euro this year. I think I could do the US History test without studying, but less people do World History -- I might be able to stand out a bit by taking World History. How would I study for it, though? I'll go over my US and Euro books a bit, I guess (they constitute a respectable chunk of the world, I suppose), but what else can I do? What review books are good for World History?</p>
<p>I had two years of World History in my freshman and sophomore years.</p>
<p>At the end of my junior year, I read the Barron's How to Prepare for the SAT II World History book. I had no contact with history for a year, and I have never concentrated on regional history of Asia and Africa (I knew a lot of things only about Europe and the Americas). I took the exam on June 2. I read the entire book (about 350 pages) for three days (30 May - June 1). I got 800 on the exam.</p>
<p>Barron's prepares you well for the exam; it even prepares you more than needed. Also, the practice tests are harder. On the second practice test, I had so many mistakes that I calculated a result of slightly more than 600.</p>
<p>I don't know of any other book. Use Barron's if you don't get a better advice.</p>