<p>Hi! I would just like if 5 steps to a 5 ap biology or cliffs ap biology is better since each book seem to contain some stuff that the other book don't contain. For example, 5 steps to a 5 talks about elements unlike cliffs. I would like to ask if there might even be better ap biology books than these books.</p>
<p>cliffs > 5 steps (and other books)</p>
<p>elements have nothing to do with ap bio</p>
<p>Cliffs is much better then five steps to a five...</p>
<p>Come to thiink of it.....5 steps to a five sucks.....badly........</p>
<p>Cliffs is so much better.</p>
<p>My D used barron's, and she got a 5. Although, she didn't spend much time reviewing. S spent no time; he got a 4.</p>
<p>Well then which is better cliffs AP Bio or princeton review AP Bio</p>
<p>Princeton Review is decent, but Cliffs is the best out there for AP Bio.</p>
<p>I looked at many, many ratings for 5 steps to a 5 ap biology(copyright 2006) and cliffs ap biology. These books have almost excellent ratings. I'm just a little bit worried that cliffs ap biology(copyright 2001) might not be updated enough. Even if I use cliffs ap biology, there might be a few information that might not be in the cliffs book and that few information might appear in the real official ap biology exam. Even if I use campbells biology textbook for reference, I can't always tell which additional information I need to study that are not in the cliffs ap biology book. I also wonder if cliffs ap biology really have at least enough information for a student to get a 5 in the real official ap biology exam.</p>
<p>I used Cliffs for the May 2006 exam and I got a 5.</p>
<p>I have Cliffs. I'm hoping for good results.</p>
<p>Cliffs is good enough trust me, my friend used cliffs and barely used anything else and he still got a five</p>
<p>go with cliffs every one on CC thinks so and so do all the other sites i have been to. I am also using it I hope i can get a 5</p>
<p>In order to get a 5 with Cliffs, what do you have to do?</p>
<p>Mark Anestis is so cool ---->>>> 5 steps to a 5</p>
<p>Princeton Review, according to my Bio teacher last year, has errors. Cliff's is "the" book for AP bio, it's what I always hear recommended. I personally didn't use it (or another review book) and still got a 5, but -shrugs- my friends liked it XD</p>
<p>Well, don't all prepbooks basically have the same information for the most part?</p>
<p>I used both cliffs and 5 steps to a five. I bought five steps to a five like two weeks before the test. IT was really good cause it was succinct and it wasn't too bad to read. Also, it was relatively short. However, some of my weaknessed I studied with cliffs.</p>
<p>So I guess that doesn't really answer the question. But if you want an easy four use "five steps to a five". (yea I know...oxymoron) lol.</p>
<p>Glucose101, I think they often differ in terms of thoroughness and organization of information, which, if one is pressed for time, can either really help or really impede the processing of information. Also, all books formulate the sample tests separately and some more accurately reflect the actual test than others.</p>
<p>By the way, where does Barron's fall? I've been using it because it appeared most highly recommended in the sticky, but I noticed it doesn't seem the most thorough, at least in regards to taxonomy (only covers 9 major phyla and includes somewhat inaccurate generalizations that ignored very prominent exceptions e.g. features of cephalopoda). Would you say this reflects on the book as a whole?</p>
<p>Btw, I am using an extra copy of a Campbells 6th companion workbook to the textbook to supplement that information, so I'm not worried, just curious.</p>
<p>Cliffs is supposed to be the "best" according to my teacher, everyone around here, and in other places as well. So I guess you should stick with that, Barrons isn't that bad either though.</p>
<p>Cliffs was recommended by my teacher as well.</p>