<p>I found Barrons to be very good for Chemistry - it was hard - but prepared me very well. I didn’t like Barrons for Calculus. It was just weird, and too complicated. It prepared me but I felt a lot of it was just unnecessary.</p>
<p>For the Apush exam, I would recommend Kaplan, REA, and Amsco. I found PR insufficient for studying</p>
<p>Kaplan is awful; I’d suggest CliffsNotes for English language</p>
<p>What about AP English Language? What’s the best prep book for that?</p>
<p>@vinceyoung10 Kaplan is actually amazing for US history, it’s way better than Princeton. I’ve used nearly all the prep books for APUSH.</p>
<p>What about for ap calc?</p>
<p>Princeton Review</p>
<p>I read the entire New Barron’s Bio book in the 2 weeks before the exam. It helped explain the things my teacher taught poorly.</p>
<p>For AP Psych this past year, I used Barrons and Five steps to a Five. Both were extremely helpful. Barrons is broken down very well by topics covered on the exam, and Five steps has many pictures, tables, and charts to help you understand the difference between many similar topics.</p>
<p>I used Barron’s for APUSH this year, I won’t find out what I got until tomorrow, but I thought it was a great resource.</p>
<p>For Japanese, none of them helps. Don’t even bother.</p>
<p>I used No Bull Review for ap us history, it’s exactly what it sounds like, condensed review book with all the specifics you need to know. Amazing rescource. I’m typically a very strong history student but I didn’t feel like reading the text book and didn’t all year long for class. A week before the test my dad got me No Bull and I got a 5. Positive I wouldn’t have without the book. It’s like a running joke at my school now that anyone who wants a 5 has to buy the book off me</p>
<p>Well I would stand behind Kaplan, got me a 5</p>
<p>I used Barron’s for Bio last year, the book covered most of the topics and put them in simpler formats. For Comparative, definitely use Ethel Wood’s AP Comparative Governments and Politics Essential Guide, it is packed of important informations, but it is very easy to read. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’ve heard Princeton was really good for AP Chem. I used it for AP World and got a 5</p>
<p>I really liked the Princeton Review books for both APUSH and AP Chem</p>
<p>^ Princeton Review for AP Chem is a good book, but the Barron one seems to be a little bit better. My D used both but mostly the Barron one.</p>
<p>For U.S. History, definitely pick Princeton Review and read the whole thing over. All I did was read the book the week before the exam, and got a 5. As for Calc AB, that exam was more difficult for me than History, but I managed to pull off a 4 because of A LOT of practice. All the problems kind of meld together and start looking similar, just like the SAT/ ACT. However, if you’re good at math (like my brother), I wouldn’t worry about it too much.</p>
<p>Princeton Review is overrated for history courses. There are too many snarky jokes that get distracting. I do recommend it for Statistics, though.</p>
<p>They did have a lot of jokes hahaha but they got the job done</p>