<p>Barron's, Princeton Review, or 5 Steps to a 5 for:
AP Biology
AP US History
AP Computer Science
AP English Language
SAT
ACT</p>
<p>If you have any other prep book companies not listed here that you recommend, please write them here also! Thanks :D</p>
<p>depends on your prior experience and how much you (or your parents) are willing to spend.</p>
<p>My parents don’t mind how much they spend on books.
Well, I used Barron’s for AP Chem. I like its format, but there’s a lot of excess info. However, I think Barron’s is the oldest test prep book company. (Don’t yell at me if I am wrong.)
I used Princeton Review for AP World History, and it seemed pretty decent, but not a lot of people use it.
I used 5 Steps for AP Micro/Macroeconomics, and it seemed really nice, but the company is not as “well-knowned” as the other two.</p>
<p>I suggest you go on Amazon and check the ratings for each brand of each subject, and being “well-known” doesn’t really matter. 5 Steps to a 5 does the job. And for Barron’s, it’s not necessarily bad if there’s extra-information, because you never know if you’ll need that down the road(in the class, maybe on the AP exam as a FRQ)…</p>
<p>And also, which of these subjects are worth getting a test prep book at all?</p>
<p>Bump…</p>
<p>I bought all Barrons for my AP classes this year but I didn’t like them at all. I thought there was way too much excess info. Especially that AP chem one. Barrons is okay but I much prefer Princeton Review books. The wording is a lot less dry. I have an ACT PR book and it’s working out quite nicely.</p>
<p>Personally, I would skip on the AP Lang and AP US prep books. I don’t think you’ll need prep books for humanities classes but maybe that’s just me. AP Lang is a skills based class and you’ll learn everything you need to know in class and from your textbook for AP US, so as long as you keep your notes organized all year you won’t need a prep book.</p>