Pushing it for APUSH, any help?

APDoolittle
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:25:14 +0000

Ehh… while REA covers the material quickly, by no means does it cover it with enough quality. That’s the main difference between REA and AMSCO. Quantity and Quality. I’m telling you, I was able to read through the AMSCO chapters over spring break. I scored a 5. I don’t believe I could have scored a 5 with the REA book alone b/c there were questions on the AP exam that REA didn’t touch on. The only thing REA is good for is the practice exams. If you can, purchase both. Read AMSCO for the text and do the REA practice tests. There’s little hope for you in getting a 5 if you rely on REA’s skimpy/sparse review. It just doesn’t cut it. If you do… unfortunately, you’ll see what I mean on the AP exam. LOL, good luck writing two decent enough thematics (for a 4 or 5) based on the very little REA gives you. But honestly… if you read AMSCO for the quality, and then resort to reading REA’s review a few nights before the exam, you’ll be in the BEST shape. So use BOTH (not just REA). Good luck!