<p>Here’s what I think about the exams I have taken, all these recommendation are assuming you self study. If you do stuff in class then just read the review book and take a couple tests.</p>
<p>US Gov - 5 Steps to a for MC, PR for a quick reading review and memorization, and Kaplan for an in depth review/help sounding smart on the essays. Regardless, basically memorize the Const and Amend, along with the list of important SC cases you can find online or in PR.</p>
<p>AP Comparative: Ethel Woods, it is updated to focus on 6 nations now. Do yourself a favor and make a study list/notecards from the key terms. You could also do a review sheet with key facts about each country.</p>
<p>AP Stats: Barron’s and a textbook. Essentially, Barrons makes it easy to get a 5 if you know **** about stats. The textbook (I recommend Intro to Stats) is so you know **** about stats. Only cover the sections in the text that involve things in the Barron’s book. Also TI-83 or TI-89 Instruction Manual is amazing for the FRQ with the Calculator Apps.</p>
<p>AP Chem: PR hands down. Read the whole thing, make a study guide with all the important stuff. Do practice exams (esp. descriptive chem and essays) and as much MC as possible, other FRQs tend to take care of themselvesself if you know each concept from the reviewbook.</p>
<p>AP Physics C (Mech and E&M): Textbook and Barron’s. The only exam I recommend NOT self studying. Barrons is comprehensive but has a mistake every other page. I recommend going through the AP objective online looking them up in the textbook using the index, and doing 2-3 practice questions for each. Then take a test from Barron’s, then review the stuff in the review book at owned you. There are way too many other approaches for me to give study advice - I learned HOW and WHEN to derive each formula, but I know people who memorized 100+ formulas to avoid having to do that. If you want to memorize, try to take the B test, unless you cannot b/c your school won’t give as much credit or (like some engineering colleges) no credit as all for B.</p>
<p>AP Calculus: I really liked this subject and happened to have an amazing teacher, but I got by with the PR book. THe examples are nice I you can learn from them (sometimes better than you can from a teacher if he is bad). Tons of MC practice, throw in old FRQs as well. Textbook optional if you REALLY don’t get a topic.</p>
<p>AP World: PR. Learn how to write a DBQ (either from your teacher or APUSH or PR). Read the PR cover to cover 2-3 times, and then again the morning or night before the exam. If you are a good writer, the COT essays and Comp Essay should be fine - essentially DBQs minus the documents. If not, read lots of sample responses and develop a format to go on. Memorizing dates < memorizing important concepts (so knowing the day Ivan III was born is pointless, knowing he made Russia into a 3rd Rome free from mongol rule is good).</p>
<p>If anyone has similar advice for other exams please post and fill it in an I will add it to the guide.</p>