Question 1 in Section II of the AP World History: Modern Exam is the document-based question (DBQ). It will always include seven documents offering a variety of perspectives on a historical development or process that took place between 1450 and 2001. What does a high-scoring Document-Based Question response contain? A Thesis Make a thesis or […]
The ACT English test will be the first one you take, so you’ll want to get yourself off to a good start. The ACT English test contains 75 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 45 minutes. The questions are divided among 5 essays that have 15 questions each. It’s important to think about the passages […]
It’s always a good idea to take ACT practice tests, and learn new ACT strategies. These items can help you develop new skills when approaching and answering ACT English questions. So as you prepare for the English section of the ACT, keep these 10 tips in mind for an awesome ACT score. [ GOOD TO […]
In this article we provide tips for learning the AP US History Exam Period 6 curriculum and the key topics that are 10-17% of the AP US History exam weight. Large scale industrialization and advances in technology gave rise to capitalism and the era of big business. Businessmen such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and […]
Many universities offer joint degree programs, which allow students to obtain a J.D. and another graduate degree simultaneously. The concepts and skills taught in law school provide a solid basis for a legal career, but cannot encompass the entire body of knowledge necessary for work in a specific field. Augmenting the law school curriculum with […]
The ACT Science Test can be a lot more manageable than you think (after all, it’s basically an open book test, just like the Reading Test!). Even if your knowledge of Science is limited, you can still get better scores through discipline and hard work. On Test Day, the ACT Science Test will always be […]
Question 3 of the AP U.S. Government and Politics free response section is the SCOTUS Comparison FRQ. It begins with a two-paragraph stimulus that describes the background and holding for a non-required Supreme Court case. Don’t worry: you are not expected to have any outside knowledge of the non-required case. All the information about the case […]
The AP World History: Modern Exam requires you to complete a document-based question, which is why we have provided example DBQ’s and tips for writing reponses below. Click each document below to view the sample. First, read the prompt itself. You’ll need to develop an argument using the skill of causation: how did empire-building processes […]
A nation is a group of people with common cultural characteristics, whereas a state is an area with defined boundaries that has sovereignty within its borders. A nation-state is a country whose political boundaries correspond with its cultural boundaries. Boundary disputes arise for various reasons. Some arise from the demarcation of the boundary, while others […]
When it comes to the SAT essay, the College Board is very helpful—they always use exactly the same format for the SAT essay, give you exactly the same directions, and ask you to include exactly the same kind of information in your essay. Because this never changes, you’ll know the directions ahead of time and […]