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<p>I have a copy of AMSCO, The Essential Content, Crash Course, and the REA APUSH book. I also have perused through several other USH books. </p>
<p>Crash Course isn’t as good as The Essential Content; CC lacks information found in the Essential Content. If you want to spring for a Larry Krieger book, stick with The Essential Content.</p>
<p>Oh well, I’m done with APUSH now, I’m not going back to check other review books. I’m just saying what worked for me, it might not be the best combination that exists out there. </p>
<p>I think you’ve carried your point across already.</p>
<p>@IceQube Do you think I could get a 5 with just The Essential Content? I would be happy if I only purchased one review book, but I want to make sure I get a 5. I also want to help supplement the class for tests and whatnot. Will Essential Content be okay by itself? Or do I buy AMSCO additionally?</p>
<p>You’ll be fine with The Essential Content. It has special essay sections (unlike Crash Course). AMSCO is unnecessary.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks a lot!</p>
<p>As IceQube keeps mindlessly shilling a relatively new book with only marginal empirical evidence (though it seems promising, just not to the degree that excuses IceQube from ****ting on everyone’s opinions), I’d like to pipe in with my two cents (since everyone’s opinion is valid, something IceQube fails to realize. Work on your superiority complex, please): I fared pretty well pairing AMSCO and Crash Course together. If you space out your reading with AMSCO, regularly fill out the chapter review quizzes and do a few practice essays with the multitude of DBQ/FRQ prompts it gives you (yes, it has “special” essay sections as well), you probably won’t even need Crash Course. I used it as a nice last minute supplement to AMSCO (it drilled a few forgotten concepts that popped up on the actual test which is good). Those two books together are a golden combination for a 5.</p>
<p>I agree that AMSCO is the best full length review book, if that’s what you need. If your apush class wasn’t difficult/comprehensive or you are self studying and need to actually ** learn ** the material, then AMSCO is the way to go.</p>
<p>If, however, your class was decent and you did fairly well, all you need is The Essential Content for a 5/800. </p>
<p>If you are in a rush, even without a decent class you will get at least a 4, though probably a 5, if you just memorize everything in The Essential Content.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, I got a 5 on the AP and an 800 on the subject test and I only read the Essential Content - once the night before the AP and another time the night before the subject test. It was plenty and provided all the info I needed. I did have a decently hard apush class though.</p>
<p>So umm I have the Amsco book, the free PDF version that I found in June, and I’m like reading it instead of my textbook. So it’s basically become my textbook, haha. So I wanted to get another review book that was shorter so I could review when it gets closer to the exam. Does anyone know about the new Barron’s book, the 2012 revised one? I was thinking of getting that and The Essential Content. Thanks :)</p>
<p>So it appears that the common consensus is to go with AMSCO. What’s the best way to go through all of the information? I know some people shy away from reading the textbook entirely, while others use AMSCO mainly as a supplement.</p>
<p>just me or is amsco pretty long for a review book?</p>
<p>I have to point out that The Essential Content a.k.a. Insider’s Guide DOES have empirical evidence. It is simply a new copy of Direct Hits (it is the same fricken author and the author has explained on his facebook it is an updated DH), which if anyone did any research using CC, would know is the most liked book along with AMSCO on here.</p>
<p>I will be using both. AMSCO is for throughout the year and the Essential Content is for quick review. Simple as that. </p>
<p>I also believe the REA Crash course (Is that what everyone is talking about on here?) is also by the same author of the ESSENTIAL CONTENT AND D.H.</p>
<p>Also check out the facebook for the book. </p>
<p>The author of Essential Content correctly predicted all of the FRQs and the DBQ last year. I hope he does it again this year!</p>
<p>Amsco for the win!!!</p>
<p>Ok. I am taking my subject test for us history in june 7th. I have no honors or aps in my school so I need a good concise review book that will help me get an 800. I need to start from the beginning take lots of questions and etc. I heard The Essential Content was good but I don’t have time for that. Please help.</p>
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