<p>Or do you just cram the month before the test? I don't feel like I'm reading my books enough. Will they help me in the actual class, or is it just good review material?</p>
<p>How hard is it to get a 5 on the AP Chemistry and AP European History exams?</p>
<p>Yes you use it during the year. But it depends on what exam.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry, yeah you better work hard if you want that 5…most people ends up with a 4 that I know.</p>
<p>It’s best to review while you’re going through the material so you don’t have to cram when May comes. For Euro, I’m just using PR to supplement what we do in class so hopefully I’ll get at least a 4.</p>
<p>Depends on which subject it is, you know.</p>
<p>I’m not a history student but I find history fun so I’m taking the different histories next year and getting prep books for all of them.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I don’t think I will be getting prep books for physics and chemistry because I have a lot of textbooks e.g. Feynman’s Lectures, University Physics, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, Atkin’s Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry by Wothers. I’m self-studying all my APs so prep books may come in handy.</p>
<p>I’ll definitely get a prep book for Chinese though.</p>
<p>For some tests, I trusted the class and didn’t study at all. For some tests, I crammed a few weeks in advance. For some tests, I crammed the night before without taking the class.</p>
<p>Physics C: Mech 5; class and studied two weeks before (Barron’s)
Physics C: EM 4; class and studied two weeks before (Barron’s)
Calc BC 5; class and studied a few days before
Comp Sci AB 5; class and studied night before
Comparative Gov 4; no class and studied night before (Barron’s)
Psychology 4; no class and studied month before (Barron’s)
Biology 5; class and didn’t study
Chem 4; class and didn’t study
Chem (retake) 5; studied for a month before (Barron’s)
Statistics 5; class and didn’t study
English Lang 4; class and didn’t study
Environmental Sci 4; no class and studied night before (Barron’s)
Econ (both) 2; no class and studied night before (Barron’s)</p>
<p>Learn from my mistakes. ;)</p>
<p>^
Wait, you got a 4 just by studying for ONE night with no prior knowledge!?!</p>