<p>well i don't know a thing in ap us hist right now, because my teacher sucks...and well i cram last minute....</p>
<p>so for a person who doesn't know a thing, will the amsco review book which is like blue and red (approx 700pgs) be a good enough review to get a 4 or 5? has anyone here used the same book and managed to crank a 5? or 4?
any help would be appreciated
thxxxxxx</p>
<p>rea is probably the best ap us history book.</p>
<p>REA is good, so i hear... do plenty of essays from collegeboard.com</p>
<p>how about amsco??? anyone</p>
<p>it's pretty good. we use it as a supplementary text for our class, mainly because it is really good, but we do have a boring textbook: black and white, up to 1989, just plain boring.</p>
<p>The AMSCO review book is awesome. I used it as my primary prep tool and got a 5 on the APUSH test. Then again, I did have a great teacher who prepped us with old MC and FRQ tests throughout the year.</p>
<p>My favorite books are REA and this unknown gem by John Newman called United States History - Preparing For The Advanced Placement Exam.</p>
<p>I'm using the Amsco book for most of my studying as well, and it seems better than most of the other review books i've seen.</p>
<p>Aignam, the "unknown gem" that you use is the AMSCO book that the OP is referring to.</p>
<p>Used AMSCO last year as a review book - it helped a ton. Do the 10-question quizzes at the end of each section and you'll be fine. Also, do the full-length practice tests and you should be even more fine. It's a really good review source.</p>
<p>I wnet through the course with nothing but amsco and it was great. I did well on tests and was able to get a 5 on the AP without using any other textbook or notes to study other than amsco.</p>
<p>I'll be damned. Missed that. Well then, amazing, amazing, amazing book. AMSCO and REA all the way.</p>
<p>amsco is definitely the best.</p>
<p>How does "5 Steps to a 5" compare?</p>
<p>i hate how the REA gives you 6 practice tests but NO REVIEW QUESTIONS</p>
<p>REA is the best however there are shortcommings no index</p>
<p>Barron's had the DBQ outlined in it last year. I only studied up to WWI and got a 4 so it had to be decent.</p>
<p>Princton Review is not too bad either.</p>
<p>AMSCO is best for material, Kaplan for preparing for the test.</p>
<p>I don't tihnk Kaplan is really that good for anything...</p>