<p>Out of these three - Barron, Kaplan, and Princeton Review, which one book is the best choice to use for the AP US History test (and why)?</p>
<p>Use AMSCO. That was the only thing i used and i got a 5</p>
<p>For all of your threads.</p>
<p>barrons for us history is TERRIBLE!!! it has no actual review, just questions and analysis of the test. barrons for euro is good, but it does not carry over. </p>
<p>I used princeton review, and got a 5. I read over some sections and did a practice test, and found that some questions were almost exactly the same as on the ap test.</p>
<p>AMSCO, PR, Cram Packet (at the end), read your text book. You should be good.</p>
<p>Amsco!!!!!</p>
<p>AMSCO is god.</p>
<p>I found REA very useful. It contained a lot of facts and information, and using it, I got a 5 on the AP Exam and a 770 on the SAT 2 US History. I would most definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an edge on these exams/their history class.</p>
<p>Agreed with zmoose about REA. I used it and got a 5. Altho, if you could get your hands on released MC from past exams that's the most useful b/c some of the questions used on this year's test were from previous years.</p>
<p>AMSCO is all you need for a 5.</p>
<p>i used PR and the yellow AP book and got a 5. i like the review in princeton review, it's not boring like the textbooks (not AS boring that is...) and is good for general trends to study for like say, the week before APs</p>
<p>Don't overlook the Sparknotes AP PowerPacks!</p>
<p>It saved my life on the US History and Psychology Exams (both of which I got 5s)</p>
<p>All I used was PR, Read through it and did the practice tests and got a 5.</p>
<p>Fasttrack to a 5 is the review book that goes along with the American Pageant textbook and it basically is what got me a 5</p>
<p>fast track + PR = 5!</p>
<p>Most of you suggested AMSCO. The last edition that ever came out (published) was in 2003. Is it possible the AP test changed? 5 years passed since then so I think it's possible.</p>
<p>Would PR stand for Princeton?
I've never heard of Fasttrack before.</p>
<p>A lot of people like AMSCO. Personally, I used the APUSH Sparknotes Pack and the Sparknotes SAT 2 U.S. History review book. I thought the tests and flashcards in the Sparknotes pack were awesome, and the review in the Sparknotes book was very extensive. Also, I spent less than $10 on both because I bought the review book used, and the Sparknotes pack on clearance. :) I got a 5, btw...</p>
<p>I didn't use anything besides AMSCO and a few practice tests (untimed, just MC) and got a 5. I looked at the PR book, but it seemed to pale in comparison content-wise. I read AMSCO within a few weeks before the test (no other review material besides a list of court cases, which are included in the individual chapters anyway). It's easy to read, condensed but not shallow, and has practice questions at the end of each chapter along with practice DBQ's/essay questions. Quite honestly, it's better than the textbook I used formally for the class (for tests, I just read certain AMSCO sections - SO much more helpful).</p>
<p>The problem is, besides the practice test in the back, the answer key isn't in the book - unless someone you know has access to it, you have to pay for it. Regardless, the content in it is fantastic in and of itself - there's plenty in there to help you do well on both the MC and essays.</p>
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I've seen 2006 edition. But I don't know if that's the latest one. This is my question, too.</p>
<p>Yup. PR stands for Princeton Review.</p>
<p>but amsco only has one practice test, so which other books should i get for practice tests?</p>