How long does it take to read Barron's APUSH review book cover to cover? Can I do it in one day?

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Okay, so to be brief, I basically didn’t pay attention in APUSH all year. I didn’t do any of the assigned readings either, so I know very little about APUSH at this point. I did pretty well on the practice tests we did in class though, mostly because i’m a good writer and I know how to analyze documents. But I obviously won’t do well on the real test without any real curriculum knowledge. So I have Barron’s book, and so far I’ve only read period 1. There are 384 total pages of reading, but its also obviously a large, textbook sized book as well. Can I read it all tonight if I pull an all nighter? How many hours do ou think it would take? I’m not taking notes aside from a small amount of margin notes, barely any though.

Or, should I just scrap this idea and watch Adam Norris or Jocz productions on YouTube instead? Will I have time for that?

So I guess it comes down to this: should I read Barron’s book cover to cover, or watch all of Adam Norris’s curriculum videos, or Jocz productions chapter videos? Which would I have time for?

(Btw, I have the rest of tonight/all nighter, then tomorrow after school (but I want to sleep tomorrow), and the test is Friday morning)

Also please don’t judge me, I know I’m a bad student.

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You should probably just read the Barron’s book instead of watching all of the curriculum videos.

To be honest, your chances of getting APUSH in a single/two nights is very slim, as it is a vast and complex subject. Even if you manage to finish it, you will most likely not remember a lot of the details. Study books are meant to supplement knowledge, instead of teaching it to you.

If a person could learn APUSH in two nights with a study book, people would be self-studying it all the time.

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How quickly can you read for comprehension and retention? No one knows the answer to that except you.

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It would probably be more interesting to watch youtube videos (I personally recommend crashcourse) than to try and read the prep book.

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@stressedgirl21 Maybe you can read in two nights, cool. The test scores don’t really matter, it’s more about what you learn.