<p>Ok, so next year I'll be taking AP world and my teacher (from what I have heard) is really bad. So, I want to be able to have a good review book. From what I've read, Princeton Review and Peterson's practice Tests are the best for the exam. But Lately I've heard about Barron's and others. So out of:</p>
<p>Barron's</p>
<p>Peterson's Practice Tests</p>
<p>Princeton Review </p>
<p>5 Steps to a 5</p>
<p>which is the best for the exam. (Feel free to put more than 1) </p>
<p>Oh, and are the Barron flash cards any good?</p>
<p>If you say that the World History teacher in your school is bad (like mine is, sadly), I would heavily recommend Barron’s because it goes into a lot of detail and read a lot like a mini-textbook, except that it is obviously more condensed information.</p>
<p>I am actually using the Princeton Review study guide and I really like how they point out major comparisons and generalized interactions between societies. PR, as a whole, is a summary over the main things you should learn from the actual class.</p>
<p>Princeton Review is pretty good.</p>
<p>I’m using Barron’s, 5 Steps to a 5, and the Princeton Review, as well as the Barron’s flashcards. Here are the pros and cons of each (I haven’t yet taken the practice exams):</p>
<p>– 5 Steps to a 5 is very formal and is probably the less detailed and boring of them all. The actual tips aren’t that great.</p>
<p>– Barron’s is a textbook, which will help if your teacher is bad. It also includes questions for every chapter, as opposed to the PR, which only has the two end practice tests.</p>
<p>– The Princeton Review highlights main concepts, gives you some key information, and gives you great test-taking advice.</p>
<p>– The Barron’s flashcards are good, in the sense that the provide information-- bad in the sense that they aren’t flashcards where one side is a brief explanation and the other is the topic; instead, they give tons of information on every card, making them very difficult to study by.</p>
<p>I would get the Barron’s to study over the summer and familiarize yourself with most of the key information. Then, read your textbook throughout next year. Midway through, buy the PR and review its tips for taking the exam and go over the main concepts it lays out.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>