<p>i've heard barrons sucks.</p>
<p>i need a 5. or at least of 4</p>
<p>what's the best book?</p>
<p>Try the Princeton Review book.</p>
<p>PR is pretty brief. I like Kaplan (have Kaplan, PR and Barrons)</p>
<p>I also recommend Kaplan. It has lots of IDs set up in definition form, as well as lots of multiple choice practice and DBQ/Free Response examples and guides.</p>
<p>Since theres like a week left, I don't think you have enough time to go over a review book....I suggest Sparknotes power pack, its flashcards and charts are very helpful for a quick review</p>
<p>I'm also using Peterson's, does anyone have any opinions on that</p>
<p>I think Kaplan sucks. It gives you bad, really cliche tips for the test day and the history review isn't all that great. PR shows you how to cut corners on the test and beat the system. It gives you what you need to know in simplest terms and nothing else. Its explanation for the different parts of the test are really good, it will help you figure out how to write good essays and answer MC questions better. Kaplan is just too "study a little bit every night and don't cram and there is no way to cut corners on the test" for me, while PR is more down to Earth and only concerned with getting you a better grade on the test. I used PR for World History last year and got a 5.</p>
<p>Oh, and I just bought the PR review book and read the history part in two days, with a swim meet and a bunch of other stuff going on. So go get it before the bookstore closes and skip a day of school and you will be fine.</p>
<p>Definitely go with the flash cards. I'm using barrons, they are absolutley wonderful. I think they are helping more than my review book (REA). For some reason the information sticks better with the cards.</p>
<p>A week is enough, infact, a day is all you really need..</p>
<p>I just started my ap human geo review book by barrons tonight at 6:15.. it is now 9 and I have done all of the review and am taking the 2 prac tests before I go to bed..</p>
<p>For US Hist, REA is good IMO.. Its a little bit longer, give yourself atleast a day to go over it.. skip thursday is my advice and read REA front to back and take the tests..</p>
<p>PR's quick history summary only covers about 100 pages. And you know.. they have rather large text...</p>
<p>But it covers all the main ideas / big trends.</p>
<p>AMSCO for sure.</p>
<p>I like PR. I feel that it is a really good refresher of the general trends and all of that good stuff.
Plus my teacher wrote it :-)</p>
<p>PR is useful for World History because World History deals a lot more with trends.</p>
<p>U.S. History, on the other hand, is much more concentrated. It needs a book with more details. So, if you think you know your stuff and you just need a quick refresher, PR is good. If not, use Kaplan or 5 steps to a 5. Ignore all that 'tip' stuff. Go with how your brain likes to study/take the test, not how some textbook tells you to.</p>
<p>Just my opinion. But, I recommend studying with a friend so you can bounce questions off of each other. And it's fun. Unless both you don't know stuff or have ADHD or something.</p>
<p>go with REA for sure</p>
<p>Amsco is working well for me.</p>
<p>I love REA</p>
<p>REA's too dense to start studying now. Get PR.</p>
<p>I like all of the Princeton Review books I've gotten so far. They may not be as big as some of the others, but it is meant to be used as review, not to teach every last detail. And that's a good thing since it's this late.</p>
<p>heh... I haven't read a lot about reform, Woodrow, Taft,</p>
<p>err.</p>
<p>Topics from Jackson on til WWII. I understand that's 40% of the test.</p>
<p>..</p>
<p>i use kaplan, a lot of terms you need to know</p>
<p>i don;t know too much about PR, but i think it is not a bad one either</p>
<p>Barron is the closest to the real AP, but no review stuff</p>
<p>good luck~</p>