How to Prepare for the AP US History Comprehensive Exam/APUSH Exam
- Shreyas Dwivedi
- Mar 7, 2017
- 2 min read
“Congratulations for getting through another trimester of AP US History, a high school accredited class!”. Now that we have all gotten through the first 2 trimesters, the real challenge begins. You have to choose whether you want to take the AP exam or the final exam. Either path you take, you will still need to spend a lot of time to study. History is not a subject where you can just know the information, you actually have to read the textbook, and on top of that, practice during the first 5 minute do now period and at home by yourself. If you are taking the AP exam, you will obviously need to study a little more than someone taking the comp. So, here are some study methods for both paths:
READ THE TEXTBOOK! Mr. Calhoun or any other APUSH teacher can’t say this enough. The textbook is the most valuable source other than the teacher. The textbook will have any and all information that any student needs
Take practice AP exams. If you are wanting to take the AP exam, you need to go the extra mile and take many practice AP exams. These practice exams will help you get the gist of the AP style questions, AP style prompts for LEQ’s, SAQ’s and DBQ’s. With these resources, you can find out your weaknesses and strengths, and thus be able to study more. And even if you aren’t taking the AP, these questions will help develop many multiple choice skills and give you an idea of which things to study (pertaining to historical context).
Practice your writing. Writing is a big part of the AP as well as the Comp. I am sure that the Comp will have at least one type of writing prompt. To practice writing, search up prompts and answer them. After you answer them, you can sign up for Writing Labs to go over how you can improve your writing skills. The Writing Labs help a lot, as you have very valuable resources.
If you follow these steps, I believe that you will do great on any exam that you are taking, or at least better than you would have done. Now, go study and do good on your history exams!
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