<p>I’m about to register for the SAT II US History test for the May 5th testing date, and I have a couple of questions:</p>
<p>Does the SAT II test include more contemprorary materials? If I study really hard for the AP, would I expect to get 700 + on the SAT II one?</p>
<p>Is the SAT II test harder than the AP? I know it’s only one hour, but it’s all multiple choice, and they can be really tricky and confusing at times.</p>
<p>I’m currently using Crack the SAT II World and US History for prep. I don’t think it covers all, what other prep books should I buy?</p>
<p>They are totally different beasts, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. The SAT II and the AP employ completely different formats. For some, one is better than the other. For example, last year, the only student from my school who got a 5 on his AP Chemistry test did not get an 800 on his SAT II Chemistry test. However, the student who got the 800 on his SAT II Chemistry test got a 3 on his AP Chemistry test. </p>
<p>Remember, your SAT IIs count more towards college admissions than the APs do. While you can put AP scores on your resume because you have them, colleges only require SAT/ACT and SAT IIs. So, I would nail down the SAT IIs first. </p>
<p>And you shouldn’t need to study study for the AP US History exam; you should have the material available to you if you paid attention in class.</p>
<p>I sort of missed a bit of your question, but if you study for the AP test, then you should do fine on the SAT II US History. You’ll know the material, but you’ll need to practice for the SAT II because it is a completely different format. I think the questions are probably going to be more tricky on the SAT II. ETS doesn’t need to trick you on the APs in the MC even though they try because they have the opportunity to kill you on the free response. </p>
<p>What our chemistry teacher recommends is to take the SAT II in May or June around the time of the APs so you don’t have to study at all or if you do then you’ll only have to review.</p>
<p>Try Sparknotes and Barrons practice SAT II books. See if you can find practice tests. You should really review your notes and textbook if you are taking the calss now.</p>
<p>I don’t get where tux08902 gets that… but from what I’ve found, the questions on the SAT II are extremely similar to those that will appear on the AP exam (not in wording, but in content and difficulty level). I even talked to my APUSH teacher about them, and we looked over sample questions, etc. and she says that if you’re prepared for the multiple choice of the AP exam, then you’ll be ready for the subject test.</p>
<p>I toke AP US lasst year, I took the AP test and got a 5
Then I took the June 5 SATII in US history and got a 770
The only studying I did was look over my AP US notes the night before for 15minutes and took the test
The qustions were ALOT easier
If you are preped for the AP test deffinatly take the SATII in US history</p>
<p>basically the AP test is lenient because you only need like 65% to get a 5, while the SATII US test you can only get 7-9 wrong (<10%) for an 800</p>
<p>from what i’ve heard the questions on the SATII US are easier though</p>
<p>The SAT II History’s questions are definitely easier. You are probably aiming for a 5 on the AP or 800 on the SAT II. As chronic said, u can only get a little wrong on the SAT II. I havent taken the AP test, but I can tell you that it is probably pretty hard, lets seee, I wonder if there is any essays…</p>
<p>Just get the review books and see which one if harder for you? For me the AP is harder because it involves more thinking for each question while the SATII has more memorization stuff</p>