These books are a GREAT book for the person that wants to review an entire year's worth of history in one night. They give a line or two to every detail. This isn't enough to just read the book then go take the test without taking the class (I've used Barrons and 5 Steps for that and gotten 5s on other tests) but they are excellent for seeing a subject and getting a refresher on, say, the part of the lemon test, or what court cases are important and what they changed. It is also great when you come across something and have completely forgotten about the subject and then can go look up more about it on the internet or in your text book. This book has always made me much more confident about taking the history tests each year and I would say has raised my score by at least one point each time. The book is about 200 pages and can be sufficiently studied in about 5 hours (that includes looking up the things you are shaky on)
This last year (for APUSGOP) I had a really good teacher so this book wasn't as helpful (but it still made me comfortable for the test, which I believe is more important than knowing content to some extent) but my sophomore and junior year (AP Euro and APUSH, respectively) I had teachers than marched to their own drum and deviated a lot from the AP curriculum. If I studied what they tought me all year, I wouldn't have focused on the important things, and I would have spent precious time studying things that CANNOT EVER BE ON THE TEST. To that end, the writers of this book analyze the respective course outline (it tells you EXACTLY what is on the test, I think most teachers don't even read this) and also analyze all of the released exams. The college board recycles questions and follows really predictable patterns, in spite of what your teacher will have you believe. A few times in the book, it will say something like "The college board hasn't had an essay about women's rights in several years, so you should be prepared for one. Here are some things that would make a strong women's rights essay." Although they aren't always on the test, these books predicted at least one of my essays ALL THREE YEARS. They also predict tons of multi choice answers in this manner.
So basically this book will really help guide your last minute studies to the point where it feels almost like an answer key to the test. I've used several guides for different tests (like Human Geo and Envi Sci) and what I have learned is that really any of the guides are great if you use them as intended and they match how you like to learn. This book will be extremely powerful to you if you want to study a day or two before the AP test, or if you have a teacher that uses released questions as in class test questions, in which case you just review the chapter the night before, then dominate the test the next day.
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Affordable, slight cosmetic damage, WOULD RECOMMEND
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017
This book arrived within the expected period of time. Although it didn't suffer from any major damages, there were a few dings and folds on the cover (which was expected, since the book wasn't brand new). The pages were clear from any stray markings and stains; and still smelt like book pages should smell. Overall, the product and the seller exceeded my expectations and the price was extremely affordable.I will be spending much time with this book.
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2017
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