<p>Hi! I just got my schedule for senior year, and I will be in AP Spanish Language, AP English Lit and AP US History. I would love any tips for these classes or the ap tests tests or review books that you liked. I used the Barrons book for AP Art History this year and really liked it and was planning to get the Barrons books for these classes also.</p>
<p>5 steps to a 5 was absolutely superb for ap us. I wouldn’t have gotten a five without it. Read the whole thing and the night before the test read over the glossary.</p>
<p>Direct Hits and amsco is the general consensus for AP USH. Direct Hits is pretty expensive (because they’re not making any more copies I think), and amsco is free (they put up the pdf of the book at their website).</p>
<p>AP English Literature and Composition, I used Princeton Review for practice and REA Crash Course for information.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips guys! I’ll probably check them all out this summer and get them in september!</p>
<p>I’m jelly. You get your senior schedule in May…</p>
<p>English Lit is an AP that you can just self study for if you’re good at English for the AP exam. Do real AP Multiple Choice practice. Get your analysis skills in maximum efficiency before the AP test and think more introspectively rather than superficially on prose excerpts and poetry.</p>
<p>APUSH do all of the reading in the text and remember that you should pull in your own knowledge about the history of the US in your FRQ and DBQ and do not just merely restate. Critically think about answering the question in 3 broad topics in your thesis. Oh, do all of the reading assigned by your teacher or you’re screwed xD</p>
<p>I had a very good APUSH teacher and didn’t have to read the book and still fared well.</p>
<p>Literature is challenging but is doable. However I didn’t get the A I expected, and nor did about 98% of those who took the class. </p>
<p>Spanish Language is very very very easy if you’ve been speaking for 6+ years. If it’s your fifth year then you should also be OK. I took it as a sophomore and I thought it was difficult but got a 5. The curve is very lenient and based on non-native speakers, not native speakers. 
Just know your stuff and practice reading, writing, listening and speaking!</p>
<p>For APUSH, just make sure to keep up with the class. I used Princeton Review a little. I have friends who swear by AMSCO though.
For AP Lit, I didn’t use a review book. For the exam, familiarize yourself with literary terms. It also helps to know a lot about a few “classic” novels for one of the essays.
For AP Spanish Lang, it’s all about practice. You probably know whether your weak spot is speaking, listening, or reading/writing. So, just work on that stuff. The exam is honestly not as difficult as people make it seem. Barron’s is pretty good for this, it comes with CDs for listening activities.</p>
<p>For APUSH I can’t stress enough how important it is to read, read, read! It may sound a bit extreme, but just get your hands on as much history as possible. I took the class this year and it was challenging, but not unbearable. As long as you pay attention, take notes, and do a thorough job with your work at home, you should be okay.</p>
<p>Do you know if you’ll be using The American Pageant as your APUSH textbook? Warning: it’s super dense. I used AMSCO to review for the exam and SAT II in May. I downloaded the PDF but never used it because I don’t like reading textbooks from my computer screen. You can find a copy of AMSCO for $18 on the publisher’s website. Try to avoid rote memorization, but think of history in terms of cause and effect.</p>