<p>Out of which three books would be the best to get a 5</p>
<p>barrons
kaplan
PR</p>
<p>none of the above… Buy Modern European History by Birdsall Viault. McGrawHill AP Achiever is good as well.</p>
<p>I used the Princeton Review and got a 5.</p>
<p>I self-studied using Barron’s and got a 5, so I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>ditto above</p>
<p>Buy Modern European History by Birdsall Viault!!!</p>
<p>Hopefully you read something that is not just and outline, but Vialt has the best outline.</p>
<p>so do you guys that bought modern euopean history do well in the course as well as a 5 on the ap exam, because i also want a book that can really help me out through the length of the actual course</p>
<p>I used modern Euro history and the freilier study guide (sp?). they are both great books. i got a five. however, i prefer freilers study guide because he actually works on the AP test and shows you how to write the DBQ and FRQs and provides you with tons of MC and essay practice.</p>
<p>I know exactly how you feel, sohaibshaikh, because I remember asking if the Viault book would be enough for self-studying. I read through Modern European History two times and got a 5. Granted, I did also read parts of PR but overall I felt that it was just too bogged down by details to be readable. I also had an amazing study partner, with whom I was able to discuss a few key areas and really understand the content.</p>
<p>If you were to buy anything else with Modern Euro History, I’d definitely suggest the Sparknotes AP Study Pack. The practice tests aren’t that great, but the flashcards were a great help.</p>
<p>Are you self-studying? If not, get Princeton Review, that’s what I got but I don’t know my score yet. </p>
<p>Extremely recommended: Western Heritage AP Edition (9th Edition) </p>
<p>That was literally my best friend for that class. It was the textbook that we were given. And it helps because I actually read it cover to cover and got the highest grade in the class, definitely get it, though theres a lot of extra info.</p>
<p>no im taking ap euro as a softmore when school starts again but I would like something to help me with the course as well, because ive heard the tests seem a little hard</p>
<p>I definitely suggest reading through Modern Euro. History now then. If you learn the material now (or at least get acquainted with it), it’ll make your time in class less painful :)</p>
<p>You don’t have to take this advice from me (I got a 1 on my AP Euro exam, and I even tried…)</p>
<p>But the thing you gotta watch out for is that don’t wait until the last 4 weeks to cram the materials in.</p>
<p>Start as early as 8 weeks before the AP test to review the different events happening in AP Euro and make SURE you get it into your head. (Also make sure you can BS some logic when you’re writing DBQs and FRQ’s if you want to use an event as example).</p>
<p>The only “studying” for the AP Exam that I did was reading the Princeton review the night before, and I felt confident. One thing that is really important is that most teachers are not able to get through 1985-2009 in the course. Def. get some sort of text that explains those years because there will be questions on the test regarding those years. The class texts should cover pretty much everthing else. The Modern Euro book is great. I didn’t have it but my friend did and it really helped him.</p>
<p>AP Achiever is the best review book for Euro, by far.</p>
<p>I got an A in my class and a 5 on the test. I used a combination of Modern European History, AP Achiever, and the Sparknotes Power Pack (sparkchart = godsend!).</p>
<p>btw, I would really just disregard Kaplan. It is the worst book ever. My friend relied solely on that one book and she got a 3, compared to her 7 other 5’s, it sucked. She took the class as well but used Kaplan to review the weeks before the AP Exam. The overview is limited and it doesn’t have as much information as the AP Exam requires you to know, a lot of outside info is in the book. I think she actually found three or four errors in the book itself.</p>