<p>I am about to enter the AP world history class and was looking for a study guide to help me through the class. I've read a lot of reviews and seem to be confused in 3 AP study guides: Barron's, The Princeton Review, or 5 steps to a 5. I am becoming really stressed out and I need to know which one is right for this class</p>
<p>SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!</p>
<p>I used Barron’s and got a 4. I’ve also used Barron’s for many other subjects and gotten 5’s. Most of them are decent but nothing beats paying attention in class. </p>
<p>Good luck! </p>
<p>I’ve heard that Barron’s test reviews don’t really reflect how the real questions will be on the test. Is that true?</p>
<p>I used Princeton’s for this particular exam and got a 4. Honestly, I don’t think any books are all that great for review. It’s mostly completing practice questions within a set time limit that helped. No one can give out the questions to the AP exam, so is there any way for the questions to be like the ones on the exam?</p>
<p>Used Princeton Review, got a 5. Although, I don’t think any prep book is going to help all that much because AP World is mainly (in my opinion) focused on how well you write. The information in the prep books is good for last minute cramming, but I would focus on practicing FRQs and studying important trends rather than memorizing information.</p>
<p>What about 5 steps to a 5? seems pretty decent when you go through the book, haven’t really heard anything about it, am leaning more towards that one out of all of the three</p>
<p>I used Kaplan, and 5 Steps to a 5 and Kaplan is much better. I got a 5 and I think that Kaplan definitely helped but that my being a good writer is what really helped me the most. My advice-- definitely get a review book- Kaplan or Barrons- and go through it because in your actual AP class everything is learned in such detail that you may not pick up on the larger trends and overlaps that the AP Exam actually focuses on. Good luck.</p>
<p>Barrons helped me the most in the review period, but honestly everything on that test was in my textbook. If your textbook has a website, look to see if it has summarized paragraphs for you to look over - I went over them chapter by chapter in the months before the AP test and was golden.</p>
<p>5 Steps to a 5 had charts and overarching concepts that are good for very final review, but at this point in the game I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>
<p>are 5 steps to a 5 and princeton enough for a 5?</p>
<p>It is completely unnecessary to get 2 books for the ap world exam. My ap world teacher was complete bs. She didn’t teach us anything the entire school year, and she tried to cram the last 10 chapters or so into the week before the ap exam. Literally, all I did was read barrons from cover to cover, and I did the practice tests, all within 2 weeks of the AP Exam. I ended up with a 5. However, you really need to be able to read without getting bored when you read barrons, but if you are up to the challenge, get barrons. I have also heard the princeton review was really good, and I read a little of it, and it seems more eye catching than barrons. Both barrons and princeton review are good, but only get one. Getting a second will be a waste of time and money, and most will end up only reading parts of each. Also, do not get five steps to a 5!. I heard it was terrible. Either get barrons or princeton review, and read it from cover to cover, and do the practice tests, and you will end up with a 5. </p>
<p>Try the website GetAFive.com.</p>
<p>Try to get the essential course book - I used it and got a 5. It’s very thorough, but still an easy read. I never read my assigned textbook at all, which went off on tangents far too often, but Ethel Wood’s Essential Coursebook is probably my all time favorite test aid. Try to see if you can find any sample passages online, and see how it compares to Barons and other books.</p>