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Best Book for SAT US History

Raghuram Sukumar —  July 15, 2012 — Leave a comment

What is the best book for SAT US History and AP History?

I’m taking the SAT Subject Test – US History this year.

I wanted to know which is the bets book for SAT Us History for self study. I will be taking SAT US  History and World History.

I have the couple of books – Cracking the SAT 2 US History. I’m not sure which is the best book for SAT US History? Barron’s, Princeton Review, Kaplan? Which book would help me get a high score on the  SAT exam?

Princeton Review of SAT or AP History is good book to start. In addition to that, you may have to buy few more SAT US History test prep books.

Lets looks at  list of  books for SAT 2 U.S. History and find the best test prep book for you.

Best Book for SAT US History

best book for sat us historyFollowing 3 books are Top ( Most recommended by SAT US History Test Takers)

  1. United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination ( Top Rated )
  2. Barron’s AP United States History Flash Cards (4.5 Star)
  3. AP United States History for AP ans SAT History 

So, the best SAT US History prep book title goes to AMSCO (#1)

List of Books for SAT US History

  1. United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination
  2. AP United States History for AP ans SAT History
  3. AP U.S. History Crash Course  – REA
  4. Official SAT Subject Tests in U.S. & World History Study Guide
  5. Direct Hits US History in a Flash: for the AP and SAT II
  6. Barron’s SAT Subject Test in U.S. History
  7. Kaplan SAT Subject Test U.S. History 2011-2012
  8. SAT II U.S. History For Dummies
  9. 5 Steps to a 5 500 AP U.S. History Questions to Know by Test Day  (5 Star)
  10. Barron’s AP United States History Flash Cards (4.5 Star)

 

AMSCO – SAT US History – AP History

Amazon Test Taker Review – This book is incredible. It’s disappointing that this book is hard to find and buy because it’s so much better than the other review books. A lot of people say REA is the best, but that’s just because they haven’t seen this one.

First of all, this book is organized incredibly well. Everything flowed into the next section nicely, but you could also skip around easily if you had weaker areas that you needed to review before the test.

Barrons AP History Flash Cards

Amazon Test Taker Review – Coupled with the AMSCO AP US review book, these flashcards helped me earn an 800 on the June 2012 SAT 2 for United States History. They draw your attention to details you might have otherwise missed. I highly recommend them!

REA – AP United States History

Amazon Test Taker Review – I took the AP US History test this year and I can honestly say that I would not hae gotten a 5 if it were not for this book. I started studying this 2 months before the exam, and then used the REA Crash Course, as suggested by the original REA, three weeks before the test. The two books combine together are the key to a 5. The regular REA is great for the essays because it has all the information you need to prove arguments and give historical information.

Study Plan for SAT US History

Now, you have to best book for SAT 2 US History. It will take 3 to 8 weeks of test prep time to complete these 3 Best SAT US Tet prep books.

Barron’s SAT US History book is much detailed and comprehensive compared to AMSCo, but that level of  review  might not be required to SAT U.S. History test prep.

 

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