Where to go for the best AP Test Prep
Finding the best study resources for all the different Advanced Placement tests can be overwhelming. Here is a handy list of the most popular materials for AP course study, collected by the AP students on Reddit.
Major Types of Review Books
- 5 Steps to a 5 – Common, well known, catchy title. Generally inexpensive and a good bang for your buck. Publishes several different types of review books.
- Princeton Review- Publishes 550 Questions as well as Cracking the AP books.
- Kaplan – Giant, expensive, might-as-well-be-a-textbook review book. Generally the most difficult to find online of all the mainstream review books.
- Barron’s – Same as Kaplan as far as length, but well known for their content as far as AP classes goes.
- Peterson’s/Cliff’s- “Hey! My teacher had those, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one outside the classroom in my entire life!”
- AMSCO – Known for making the best APUSH review books ever.
General Resources
Category | Link |
Forum | http://www.smartbabble.com/community/index.php |
Practice Questions | http://www.appracticeexams.com/ |
Practice Questions | https://www.albert.io/test-prep/advanced-placement |
Practice Questions | http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/215564.html |
Practice Questions, Resource | http://apexampractice.com |
Practice Questions, Resource | https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B8W8rWoEZ9InVEtXMWlrYVp1SVE |
Resource | https://www.studystandard.com/browse/ap-notes?ref=rr |
Resource | http://search.apvocab.com |
Resource | http://redi2learn.weebly.com/resources.html |
Resource | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-17VF1Amft8UV9HVEtXc01YZWM |
Resource | http://gen.lib.rus.ec/ |
Resource | https://tinyurl.com/strugglebuddies2 |
Android App | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bglapps.kgusdorf.apguide |
Resources by Subject
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
For the most up-to-date version of this list, see Resources in https://www.reddit.com/r/APStudents/