Barrons vs. Princeton's Review vs. 5 Steps to 5 - Which is the best option?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hello,
I will be a junior this upcoming fall and here is what my schedule will look like:

AP Bio
AP Lang
AP Psych
APUSH
AP Spanish Language
Pre-Calc H

So, my question is - what is the best AP prep book option for these classes? I read somewhere that Barron’s is the best for AP Bio and Princeton’s Review is the best option for APUSH. However, i’ve also read vice versa. Also, is there any information on whether or not Barron’s will drop a new edition for AP Bio or any of these classes listed above? I know it’s waayyy too early to call, but I want to get a head start and just look at the material :slight_smile:

Thank you so much for reading and responding!

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The best way to prepare for the AP exam is to pay attention in class all year and take good notes. Otherwise, the best review book is the one with more practice exams. (Especially for AP Lang - there’s really no way to study, you just need to practice writing essays and memorizing terms for the multiple choice.)

New review books are usually released in December/January, but with the COVID situation, that might not be true this year. I’ve used previous years review books and they’ve done just fine, so you don’t need to worry about getting the newest edition unless the College Board has said that they’ve changed what topics are going to be on the exam.