<p>Hi I have a couple of those about AP, would appreciate answers -
1. What is the best review book for AP U.S. government?
2. How long does this AP test last? Are all AP exams having the same length?
Thank you.</p>
<p>I reviewed using Princeton Review and I’m certain that I did well on the exam. I’ve also heard good things about 5 Steps to a 5. But I think what really helped me out for the exam were the cram packets that I’ve found on the internet.</p>
<p>The AP test is in the neighborhood of around 2-3 hours. All tests are the same length.</p>
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<li>Look here: <a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
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<p>I will mention that not all AP exams are the same length. I know for sure that Chemistry and Physics C: Mechanics are not the same length. Chem’s about 3 hours long, C: Mech is about 90 minutes.</p>
<p>AP US Government- took it sophomore year, 1st AP ever, got a 4 basically teaching myself because my teacher slacked off everyday in class…I’m not kidding- we watched YouTube videos and told stories about non-government stuff…had to teach myself.</p>
<p>I used Barron’s prep book- really liked it a lot. Barron’s typically has tougher test questions than the AP exams really do, so it’s good preparation and makes the AP exam easier.</p>
<p>No, not all AP exams have the same length. They vary from 2-3.5 hours of actual testing time, plus wasted time in between sections and registration time…so full time take 2.5-5 hours to do.</p>
<p>AP US Government: 60 multiple choice in 45 minutes, and 4 free-response questions (each with a,b,c,d, etc. parts to them) in 100 minutes I believe…so 2 hours and 25 minutes of actual testing time and you get a 5-10 minute break in-between the 2 sections, but expect the total time to take around 3-4 hours, depending on how fast your class can do registration stuff and how slow your proctor is in-between sections (and if your proctor actually reads every piece of the directions that they’re supposed to…I’ve only had one proctor ever in 7 AP tests that actually read everything word-for-word from the College Board. Some just skip the directions and say “fill out the registration info” and then they sit and do nothing until you start the actual test).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>
<p>Best prep book for AP U.S. Government is definitely REA’s crash course. I had that and princeton review and I ended up using crash course almost exclusively.</p>