<p>This year, i'm taking AP biology, AP European History, and AP Psychology. I decided to buy some review books and study over the summer to make the courses and eventually test, easier. So, I purchased a Princeton Review book for each course and after I had finished reading 2 of them, I went online and realized that there are better review books out for each respective subject. What i'm wondering is, if I know these 3 Princeton books back and forth, will I be able to score a 5 or am I better off buying the "better" review books for each course?</p>
<p>This thread shouldn’t be here.</p>
<p>Yeah I thought so, but still I’d like the perspective of Harvard applicant’s on these AP review books since they are more likely to have taken more AP classes and therefore know more information about issues concerning them. (not to say that others haven’t). I could always just move the thread, just tell me where it should be and ill post it over there :]</p>
<p>I guess you should’ve named it something else like…What do you Harvard students think about AP review books…but whatever. I guess it’s fine here. Not that it’s my place to say anything =P</p>
<p>haha ok, ill make sure to change the title on any future threads I make (don’t think I can change this one). I’m just hoping somebody can tell me whether the Princeton review books are any good or if I should just buy other, better ones :].</p>
<p>I have PR for Euro and read it through once, while learning next to nothing in class, and got a 5 on the AP. I can’t speak for PR on the other two, but I have CliffsAP Biology and it made my AP Biology gruntwork look like 5th grade life science. I only had to master the material in that book to score a 5-- Campbell and Reece helps, but their info is generally too broad and too in depth for scoring a 5 on the AP.</p>
<p>Ok, so now I know that the PR for Euro is good and that cliffs is excellent for bio :]. Has any1 else used Princeton Review for any of the 3 classes and scored a 5 on the test?</p>
<p>I never took those particular three courses (I’m a computer geek to the bone 
), but my friends all advised: </p>
<p>AP Biology, Cliffs
AP Psychology, Barrons
AP European History, a McGraw-Hill publishing I think – I am not sure about the exact title or company, but students said it was something their teacher gave out and that book alone was a gift for their exam! I do remember that it was not one of the three popular Barrons/Kaplan/Princeton Review brands. </p>
<p>Sorry about the vagueness of the last, but I hope the others helped. :)</p>
<p>As for where this thread should be posted, I think you will find it much more helpful to put it in the [AP</a> Tests Preparation Forum](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/]AP”>AP Test Preparation - College Confidential Forums). I guess it would be reasonable to assume that Harvard kids might be able to give better insight, but remember that the students in the AP discussion threads currently have the same issues or went through them recently and might be better able to provide feedback. Plus, you will have kids from all sorts of schools (or interested in various schools), and that “multiple-heads are better than one” case will be more advantageous. Plus, they have a consolidated list of all AP Review books, which is probably more help than what I can give! Good luck with your courses!</p>