<p>WHAT DO U GUYS SUGGEST iS THE BEST BOOK
SINCE iM TAKING US HiSTORY HONORS … THEY AUTOMATICALLY GiVE YOU BARRONS … BUT WHAT OTHER BOOKS ARE GOOD THAT WiLL HELP ME SCORE ABOVE 700+</p>
<p>Kaplan. I haven’t had U.S. history at any point in my life, since I’m German, but this book provides you with a healthy portion of confidence, a comprehensive overall context and practically any detail you need to know.</p>
<p>Ok, remind me that I haven’t yet taken the test. But everybody whom I know and who prepped by using kaplan scored 700+ and there is quite a lot of praise around here.</p>
<p>The REA AP history book is helpful too. I’m also studying for the test so I can’t quote results, but I’ve already gone through the Kaplan book and REA is more in depth.</p>
<p>So, everybody: How ‘bout international students who don’t attend any AP class and have no background knowledge of US His ? Yeah, I’m goin’ to sit for the US His this Oct, however until now I haven’t ferreted out any effective methods to study for the test ( not to mention no prep books, except the well-known site Sparknotes )</p>
<p>Can you dispense any advice or share any tips with me ? I know it will take a lot of doing, but I’ll definitely try and follow you advice. I’m in a real precarious situation now, since there are only two months left to cram two year’s worth of history. My target score is only 700 ( is it too much tough to the point of being unfeasible ? )
Much obliged :)</p>
<p>pygmalion, i actually recommend getting the princeton review AP US History book. it is good prep for the SAT2, I discovered. Hey, I got a 5 on the AP and an 800 on the SAT2 
Kaplan is good but I do think you would benefit from getting the PR book.</p>
<p>The Official SAT Subject Tests in U.S. & World History Study Guide</p>
<p>I second REA.</p>
<p>what AP book would help prepare for the US history</p>
<p>Finally CB decided to release some previous tests</p>
<p>wow CB releases the damn tests after I take them GG noobs</p>
<p>hopes4ivyleauge and Pygmalion:
Use REA. I used that book to cram for my APUSH final and AP test. It’s very thorough and if you force yourself, you can read it within a couple days (I read pretty much the entire thing 2-3 days before my final). It’s especially good if you don’t know anything about USH. Granted, I didn’t do that well on the subject test (I’m just going to say I was brain dead from the AP the day before…:)) but I got a 5 on the AP.</p>
<p>Oh, thanks kelkyann for your advice :)</p>
<p>But the problem with me is there is utterly no US History book available in my country ( purchasing one through Amazon as some have suggested is also beyond the realm of possiblity, for it’s too much costly for me). Thus, the only source I can resort to is the eminent Sparknotes. So if anyone still keeps any notes to cram for the test, can you share them with me ? If you don’t see fit, no problem at all ! Thanks in advance ;)</p>
<p>gosh, i have so much review material (timelines, key identifiers listing all important people/events, REA, AMSCO)…if i could mail it all to you i would!</p>
<p>thanks kelkyann !</p>