<p>Hey guys, I know that there is already a thread up on CC but that's kinda...dead. So I will be self-studying for the comp gov test this year among the new wave of others. Just post up and other people can help! I just ordered the Ethel Woods book, based of of the numerous great reviews on it, on Amazon and am waiting for it to come tomorrow. What books did you guys buy?</p>
<p>Me too 
I also got the Ethel Woods book. I don’t know what other book to get though, I’ve gotten mixed answers and there aren’t that many choices… How often do you plan on studying?</p>
<p>I decided to self-study it also. I plan on order Ethel Wood’s book as well.</p>
<p>Start early!!! I did this last year and got a 4 because I only started studying the week before!</p>
<p>I just got the book and it looks pretty good. I plan to study like an hour everyday or every other day (I tend to forget stuff SO easily, so I’m going to slowly work myself up). How about everyone else?</p>
<p>That’s kind of what I’m doing. The only difference is I’m studying for comparative an hour a day every other day, and u.s. gov an hour a day the other days. I don’t think I could handle two hours every night… I just don’t have enough time.</p>
<p>Are you a sophomore?</p>
<p>Hi everyone. Like others, I’m using the Woods book too. Looked into [What</a> You Need to Know 4.0](<a href=“http://apcomparativegov.com/]What”>http://apcomparativegov.com/) but decided I would go with the more trusted source. </p>
<p>Still haven’t solidified my study schedule yet.</p>
<p>No, I’m a freshman lol. My school doesn’t offer any APs freshman year so I decided to self-study two.</p>
<p>^ Ah, that was a good idea. Neither does my school! I should have done that…</p>
<p>AP Comp Gov sounds pretty interesting. Well, it sounds interesting from what I read on CB’s website so I figured I might try self-studying it.
Ethel Woods sounds good but is an additional textbook necessary?</p>
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<p>No, all you need to know is in that book.</p>
<p>082349, thanks for the reply I didn’t want to spend money on a textbook anyway even if used copies are ridiculously cheap on Amazon.</p>
<p>How about everyone else on the thread? Is everyone else using Ethel Woods only?</p>
<p>^ Yes, that’s all I’m using. It makes me kind of nervous though… but assuming everyone else is right, we should be just fine.</p>
<p>Seriously. It’s okay. Just use Ethel Woods</p>
<p>Someone I know tried using a textbook but there was too much info in it to be useful.</p>
<p>^ what did you get?</p>
<p>4, sadly. I totally forgot everything about Mexico.</p>
<p>Are there any other books besides Ethel that is worth looking into?
Prep books?</p>
<p>Ah, so how hard was to test overall? I’ve heard many different opinions, most of them saying it’s really easy.</p>
<p>i used this: [AP</a> Comparative Government and Politics: What You Need to Know | Facebook](<a href=“Facebook Public Group | Facebook”>Facebook Public Group | Facebook)</p>
<p>and ethel wood’s prep guide.</p>
<p>at first i thought i failed b/c the only person that i know who personally took the exam was my us gov teacher and he took it about 10 years ago. but i ended up getting a 5, so it’s all good. i basically had absolutely no knowledge about mexico and nigera… so…
i mean as long as u know the basic political theories and structural stuff it shouldn’t be hard to get a 5</p>