<p>skateme, current events are really not that important. They may help on the essays if you are asked to provide an example of X, but it would be better just to have a firm knowledge of the Barron’s book and know the models. So I say to make Current Events not a priority, but an added bonus for the essays if you have the opportunity to write about one of the events. Don’t stress on them too much.</p>
<p>Thanks! Everyone keeps saying, “if you read a newspaper youre fine.” Messing with my head XD</p>
<p>Thanks Puggly 
! That makes me feel a little better but it always seems like prep books give you higher scores bc in the the text they tell you exactly what you have to know. That was out of Princeton Review. In know this is sorta late but i would highly reccommend to…PR for APHuG is like APUSH’s Amsco: thick but exceedingly thorough. Oh and @ skateme, I rarely find time to read newspapers or watch TV (except over the summer I’ll read the NY Times occassionally…love it )But anyway…I got a <em>practice</em> 5 without any current events</p>
<p>Oh and if anyone has taken any PR tests please let me know if you found them to be very different/easier from the real thing. Thanks!!</p>
<p>I’m using PR as well, and I’d have to agree that it’s a great book. I haven’t taken the real thing yet though so idk.</p>
<p>any released exams here?</p>
<p>I second the released exam question please!</p>
<p>Thirded!!
10char</p>
<p>WELL, looks like I’ll be waiting until my other ap tests are over until I start studying again for this one. I have read Barron’s twice, REA, and PR so I should be good for a 5, though I would like to make sure I know everything. It’ll be an easy exam this year, I think.</p>
<p>@ puggly…have you taken any of the PR exams yet? I’m planning on not prepping anymore for APHuG until Thurs so can prep for Econ bC I felt confident with my practice tests but worried PR exams might be too easy. Do you have an opinion regarding the PR exams level of difficulty bc it seems like you’ve read quite a bit of APHuG (I’ve only read Barrons once and PR once so far…). Or if anyone else knows about them, advice would be great, thanks!!!</p>
<p>I’ve taken practice tests out of both Barron’s and PR, and I’d have to say PR is the harder of the two. Barron’s focuses more on basic concepts/definitions while PR goes more into examples of those concepts or extends them further. I can’t really say which is more like the real exam, though, as I do not have a released exam. The practice multiple choice questions on the collegeboard website are very simple though, so I wouldn’t worry too much about this test at all. If you have access to a Barron’s, I would suggest taking a practice test from that just to ensure that you are indeed ready.</p>
<p>Does anybody know the formula for converting raw scores to the 1-5 scale?</p>
<p>70+ I know is a 5, 60+ is a 4, and 50+ is a 3. They probably change year to year, but that should be roughly correct. Maybe not, but it’s not like any of us are going to get less than a 4. 50% is easy for any AP test.</p>
<p>K guys let’s get this thread back up to the top.</p>
<p>Anyone worried?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m self studying; any tips? I heard it has the lowest exam score b/c its only freshies taking it and they don’t care. I care. I read everything through my Barrons, and now am probably just going to review free responses.</p>
<p>What I love though, is that it is very similar to APes</p>
<p>I’m…actually excited to take this.</p>
<p>I’m kind of excited too.</p>
<p>Same! I’m nervous because it’s also my first year taking APs. Hopefully the essays will be easy.</p>
<p>anyone have any released exams?</p>
<p>^Seriously dude, you need to stop begging for Released Exams. What is this, like the 5th thread you’ve asked for them on? Just go buy them from College Board.</p>