Michael Sands wrote,

". . . a big part of that was your review sessions. For review outside of class, Kiran Narra, Robert Heidrick and myself reviewed for 1-2 hours each weekend beforehand, and for 3-4 hours the day before. We used the book that you recommended, and I think that it really helped in the review.

Coming out of the test, I didn't know exactly how I had done, but I felt fairly confident on the 20th century DBQ, as we had studied it pretty well in depth. As for the other two essays, I had written my 10th grade paper on the Corrupt Bargain, so I chose the Jacksonian essay, and I had done a paper on nativist movements this fall, so I chose that essay. I lucked out on both of those, so I don't really know how well I could have handled another topic.

As for the multiple choice, I felt less confidnet, but I always feel like that coming out of any test. I did feel like I could have studied a little more about women's history and to a lesser extent, early colonial acts, happenings, etc. . .

However, I did feel that SSS history courses prepared me well for the test, especially the writing portions.