<p>Hey ... just wondering what are the best prep books if you are self studying A.P Pyschology and A.P Enviromental Science? Is that a good idea or are they actually hard ( I heard Pyschology and Enviromental Sci are "easy 5's"). Next year I willl also be taking AP. Eng and AP US. Do you think I can self study while preparing for the other AP's I am not self sutdying.
Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Psych and APES (AP Environmental Science) should be fine to self-study. I took an APES class, but it could definitely be done without it. I would rely mostly on a textbook for material (the one by Miller is pretty good), but I have to say the APES book by REA was really good. I bought the book a week before the AP test, having no idea how good the book will be, just skimming through it, and I saw many similar questions on the AP test. It also has a good explanation of the types of essay questions you will encounter. In short, using the APES REA book in conjunction with a textbook, you should easily get a 5 (I did).</p>
<p>I self studied Psych and took env sci this year..</p>
<p>4's on both.. so I will try to provide something of relevance to you.</p>
<p>Psych: Princeton Review Seemed to be the best for covering it.. you shouldn't need more than that for the test.</p>
<p>Env Sci: Barron's is easily the best for it.. it over covers a lot of things but has a great deal of information for the test. I didn't use the barron's this year.. I skimmed it 10 mins before the test but from what I did read it seemed to be the best of the ones I bought.</p>
<p>i didnt even use a study guide/didn't even study for the envi sci test and i got a 5. i don't understand how the national breakdown for the test can be so bad. if i remember correctly APES has a really low mean grade.</p>
<p>i self studied env. sience 2 weeks before, with barrons
"skimmed" through the entire thing..</p>
<p>got a 4</p>
<p>Barron's for psych. Use it, and a 5 will be your score.</p>
<p>For Enviro, I used Barrons (and i mean "used" very loosely), and didn't find it all that great, but I got a 5. But that was probably 98% based on in-class studying, so I wouldn't consider that a ringing endorsement of Barrons.</p>
<p>Def. Barron's for Psych...
I used it and got a 5.</p>
<p>I posted this about AP Environmental Science earlier today. By the way, APES was a pretty easy class, I would recommend it. I don't think it would add too much to your load:</p>
<p>"I'm taking AP Environmental Science next year, so I've been doing some research on the cram books available. REA is 560 pages and Barron's is 528 pages, and from what I've heard, they're both filled with useless information. There's no use reading a cram book that's longer than your textbook! The Awesomeguides one is shorter, but my friends who took the course and my teacher all said that it doesn't cover the stuff you need to know for the AP exam. </p>
<p>My teacher recommended a book called "The Smartypants' Guide to the AP Environmental Science Exam" by Michelle Mahanian. That's the one I bought, and just skimming through it, it looks really good. It covers all the topics on the AP Exam, and it's only about 120 pages long (including the practice test and explanations, index, etc.)- pretty good for a lazy bum like me Here's the website where I bought it: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/154552%5B/url%5D">http://www.lulu.com/content/154552</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps!"</p>
<p>DON'T use Barron's for APES. Get one of the textbooks recommended by CB. I used G Tyler Miller's book. It was good.</p>
<p>As people have said, Barrons is DEFINITELY not the best for APES. It's overlong and filled with completely irrelevant information. I'd advise getting a real textbook and using that. The one our class used (can't remember the name, just that it had a polar bear on the front, sorry) was very thorough and definitely was enough for the test, as I didn't do much studying on my own at all and still got a 5.</p>