AP World History self study?

doctorwhofan
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:17:59 +0000

I got an 800 on the WH SAT II and a 5 on the AP test. I used PR (read straight through) and Barron’s. PR was more helpful, Barron’s was really too much information, not too useful. If anything, buy more review books for the tests. They’re the most useful part.

Your enriched World History course probably won’t be quite enough for the essays and some weird things that the AP test covers, so focus on those. Make sure you get a broader perspective (study LOTS of patterns, test loves those) and compare different regions for each time period you do in class, study changes in areas over time, etc.

PERMS charts are so useful to make for yourself, google them. There are tons of resources online to help you. mspugh.net was awesome for reviewing.

Sure, it’s the history of everything, but more about patterns, comparisons, and the ‘big picture’ than about arbitrary facts and dates. Good luck! If you work hard, I’m sure you can do it. :)