<p>Alright I remember using the prep book last year for the AP exam, and it was ok I guess. But I remember looking at some of the examples of high-scoring essays, and I was like "who the hell writes like this." No, seriously most of my class thought the same thing, I mean I know some essays that get 9's and they're definetely not as good as the samples given in Cliffs AP.</p>
<p>What's wrong with learning better skills than the bare minimum? Jeez, our generation... j/k.</p>
<p>Seriously, it is just like a real course - your teachers will generally prepare you, especially for English related courses, to do better than the test requires. Better surplus than lack, you know.</p>