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I'm a sophomore taking AP US History--

I'm getting ready for the AP, which looks really easy because writing for exams has always come easy to me and most of the questinos are trend related so if you know trends then you can answer even the most minutely detailed questions.

Yah, so I got the Princeton Review AP book, the sample tests are really easy--does anyone know if the Sample Tests on the Princeton Review are comparable to the real tests? THe AP Sample Questions on the AP Website are VERY VERY easy...so I think i'll do fine on the ap.

BUT, the SAT II:US History looks very difficult ...I mean I checked out the sample questions, and I coudl only get half of them. THey were so obscure and not trend-based at all...Has anybody taken both the AP and SAT:II US History??? I want to take both while the information is fresh in my head.

thanks

By Dwaynehoover (Dwaynehoover) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 08:10 pm: Edit

bump -- to reiterate, Can someone who has taken both the AP US History and the SAT II please discuss their differences and similarities (particularly in difficulty)..
thanks in advance

The invincible Dwayne Hoover---a figment of your imagination...or is he?

By Incognito (Incognito) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 08:30 pm: Edit

Dwane:
I took the AP exam. The MCQs were easy, the FREs were easy, and the DBQ was really hard. I used REA, and got a 4. I dont know abou the SAT IIs. I recommend getting "Real SAT IIs"...As for the AP, I used Barron's book for its fantastic sample tests (which had questions a lot like the real thing). Because I'm better w/MCQs than writing essays, I did much better on a practice SAT II. Its all about memorizing a bunch of facts for the SAT II. The AP exam is different though...Good luck!

By Jk9903 (Jk9903) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 11:09 pm: Edit

Got a 5 on the AP exam, the MC's were pretty obscure: Names of Mexican dock workers during the Depression, who painted this painting, etc.
Didn't take the SAT II, however

Tested pretty trivial things.

My other friend got a 5 on the AP exam and i think a 730 on the SAT II (taken the October after).

If you do well on, you do well on the other.

By Dwaynehoover (Dwaynehoover) on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 - 11:31 pm: Edit

More people respond please!

By Nocalguy (Nocalguy) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 05:48 pm: Edit

Didn't take the SAT II's, but I did take the US History AP test. There are a few obscure questions, but if you're a semi good student you should get a 5. Out of my class of 24 students, we had 11 "5" 11 "4" and 2 "3" I had a REALLY GOOD teacher, so good he even guessed the DBQ question. The day before the test, he was like "They might do a DBQ on reformers since they havn't done that for a while" Whola...next day, DBQ on reformers.

By Dwaynehoover (Dwaynehoover) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 05:53 pm: Edit

That's pretty impressive--they do give the time-period though, but to guess the topic is fairly impressive!

By Dxiw (Dxiw) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 06:15 pm: Edit

if you can bs really well on the free res and dbq, you pretty much gotta 5. Sat2 might be harder for those non-mcq ppl.

By Nocalguy (Nocalguy) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - 08:04 pm: Edit

Yup. They did give the time period, but there was still 6-7 possible topics. Too bad starting with this year, they won't be giving the time period.

By Penandfury (Penandfury) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 06:56 pm: Edit

I haven't taken either test yet, but I'm taking them within the next month. I say the opposite about the tests. To me, the SAT II practice questions are a lot easier (I only got one wrong) because I remember facts better than trends. I guess it just depends on what your strengths are.