<p>Well, AP exams are almost here, and I'm a bit confused since I am a sophomore, and it's my first time taking an AP exam (APUSH). For those who have taken the APUSH exam (and have gotten a 4 or better), what is your advice? Did you read the entire book again? Did you use any APUSH review books, like Princeton Review books? What advice and study tips can you offer now that you wish you had know then?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
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<p>I didn't take APUSH, but I did take Gov, which is very similar. If you made outlines for each chapter, it is very helpful to go back through them, but I would not recommend re-reading the book. Princeton Review practice books are great--go over the summary sections and do all of the practice tests, if you have time.</p>
<p>I took APUSh last year and used Cracking the Ap test. I got a 5.</p>
<p>My best advice for you is to not cram for the test. You will feel much better and will probably do better on the test if you space out your study sessions in reasonable bits over the next month. Allow the material to seep in, but review often! The AP test is very easy if you study this way. :) GL!</p>
<p>i did nothing...and got a 4. its a very easy test if you pay attention in class. my advice would be to study in small increments like RWT.</p>
<p>What did you do to study for the DBQs and the essays?</p>
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<p>Get a good amount of sleep the night before!!! And eat breakfast.. you don't want your stomach growling for 3 hours.</p>
<p>i second mellow's comment about getting some sleep</p>
<p>For those who got a 4 or better, how long did you study for?</p>
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<p>I've taken Lang, BC Calc, and World. For Lang and BC, I didn't do much outside prepping because we prepared all year long. For World we learned NOTHING the entire year. I read the entire Princeton Review book for world along with one practice question two days before the test - I got a 4. I don't retain historical info in my head very well, so reading it pretty close to the test day helped.</p>
<p>I got a 5.
It was a pretty easy test. I studied out of the Kaplan 2004 edition (my teacher provided it).
I also read a bit out of 5 steps to a 5, but I found that it had quite a few mistakes and typos, which ANNOYED THE HELL OUT OF ME.</p>
<p>Take the sleep & food advice. We wrote a lot of essays and DBQs in class and took at least 4 old AP tests, which helped a lot.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>As a first timer, I loaded up on review books. However, the best advice from me is to do the last 2 years (available) of MC per AP and last 4 years of FRQ.</p>
<p>Also, the difference between a 4 and a 5 tends to usually be test taking skills. If you're smart to work your way through the test to maximize your score then you should have no porblems getting a 5.</p>
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