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Title: Cracking the Ap European History Exam 2002-2003 (Princeton Review) by Kenneth Pearl ISBN: 0-375-76226-4 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: ALL YOU NEED
Comment: For AP European History exam preparation, I used three review books: ARCO, PRINCETON and REA. Each of these books had something unique that made studying productive...and definetely got me higher than a three (I don't know for sure, I just got back from the test an hour ago). I'll give you the basic information about each one:
ARCO-this book has a short historical review, but the writing style and page format are IDEAL FOR HIGHLIGHTING and putting in sidenotes. The tests were relatively easy and the "how to take the test" parts are worthless, But this book is PERFECT FOR GETTING THE BIG PICTURE. The practice essay questions at the end of each chapter had an enormous impact on my success, but lacked explanations and sample essays; what I did was write the essays and then I had my teacher look at them.
PRINCETON-this review book has a COMPREHENSIVE SECTION ON HOW TO TAKE THE TEST. The historical review is more INTRICATE than the ARCO book, but sentences are wordy and is NOT IDEAL FOR HIGHLIGHTING OR NOTE TAKING. The tests were harder than in the ARCO, and contained detailed explanations. The book helps put together the pieces of the puzzle, but not as well as ARCO. In addition, a helpful index appears in the back of the book.
REA-This book goes into WAY TOO MUCH DETAIL. I would highly recommend it to those students with die hard teachers though. For the regular joe, THIS BOOK CONTAINS SIX PRACTICE TESTS. Some questions will make you scared, but for the most part, the questions are general and straightfoward, just like the real test. The essay questions are great too; sample essays appear with the answer keys after each test.
I recommend the ARCO book in order to get the BIG PICTURE.
I recommend the PRINCETON book for it's HOW TO SECTION and SEMI-DETAILED HISTORICAL REVIEW.
I recommend the REA book for it's TESTS.
Other than that, its your choice.
Oh yeah, if anyone tells you that the test is hard, tell them that they didn't work hard enough. As long as you put the time and effort in, you don't screw around in class, and you realize that YOUR GRADE IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, you'll do fine. I had a lazy teacher, but I managed to pull it off. ;-)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Preparation
Comment: Since the IB modern history class I took focused mainly on Europe and Latin America since 1850, I needed to review from the period of 1450-1850 for the Euro History AP test independently of the course. The Princeton Review was my sole device and it was an excellent preparation for the test. The review sections are not overly long like the REA ones and they put everything together in a cogent format that works very well. The practice tests are right on, unlike the REA ones which I looked over and were far too specific. So if you are reviewing or just trying to get a 5 without taking the class, I would really recommend this book. I ended up getting an easy five on the exam, and I felt prepared during both the multiple choice section and the essay section. Given that I had very little time in which to review for this exam, The Princeton Review was integral to my success. I am a good social studies student, but there is only so much you can attribute to 'constitutional factors', so I would say that if you *know* the information contained in this review book, you are set for an easy exam. I also recommend getting ahold of the old AP tests that college board has released and going over them. They repeat some of their questions (rephrased) in order to make the test standard across time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: I had 4 Euro books. REA, Arco, Princeton, and Barron's.
All four had their strong points. I'll list those:
Arco
A great review book. Has a concise and quick review. The timelines at the end of each chapter are great to get the idea of when everything occurred. The test were real good too.
Princeton
If only getting one book, this would probably be the one. Longer reviews than Arco but shorter than REA. Bolds keywords which is really good. This book probably had the best questions matching the test.
REA
This book has a lot of information. Longest and most detailed by far. It is like a textbook. It has six tests. The tests are almost all fact based. It is a very good book. THis book and Arco are good counterparts.
Barron's
It only has one review. The reviews aren't very lengthy. Only good thing about this book is that it has questions about each section after the chapters. It helps with the class preparing for specific tests. Only advantage this book has over the others.
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Title: The Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination: European History (REA Test Preps) by Miles E. Campbell, Niles R. Holt, William T. Walker ISBN: 0878918639 Publisher: Research & Education Association Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: Modern European History by Birdsall S. Viault ISBN: 0070674531 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 January, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: European History (Cliffs AP) by Michael J. Romano ISBN: 0764586874 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 16 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: How to Prepare for the AP European History by James M. Eder ISBN: 0764120204 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A History of the Modern World (9th Edition) by R. R. Palmer, Joel G. Colton, Lloyd S. Kramer ISBN: 0375413987 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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