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Does anyone have any tips on how to use a review book effectively, in general? But more specifically on these

REA AP French
PR AP Physics (doing B part)
Cliffs AP Biology
Cliffs AP English Language
Barrons AP Govt and/or REA AP Govt

For AP Govt, my teacher isn't that great, so I haven't learned anything this whole year, but I do have a solid AP USH background (I got a 5).

Also, should I do the essays in the review books, or should I just go get actual released essays and do them? Do you read the chapter then do the practice questions or do you just do the practice questions and then read up on what you missed?

Ideally, I want to get at least a 4 on all these exams, how much time should I be spending each day?

nhsharvard

Follow the lessons each book provides. Then start doing review tests. Usually, your AP teachers are already giving you review tests around this time of year.

I would do both types of essays and read the chapters, then do the practice questions. If the questions do not cover a topic, which you have a weakness on, then you will be missing material for the AP test.

I'm not a big fan of REA, but my former APUSH teacher last year liked the prep book. I am biased, though, because I usually prefer Princeton Review's prep books or Barrons prep books.