Reddit reviews World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, 2018 Edition
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As a APWH teacher, I tell my students that it's pretty difficult, but it's doable.
They key is to be prepared for how to answer MC questions when the answer isn't obvious (if it's obvious, read it again - it's probably a trap), have a solid overview of history, and know how to earn points on the writing.
Of course, difficulty is relative. What is hard for some people is easy for others and vice versa. Perhaps you're just naturally good at taking tests and won't have any issues. I've seen students that don't put any work in get 5s and I've seen students that work their asses off get 2s.
That being said... the lack of stuying is concerning. I'd recommend getting an APWH Study Book (I like AMSCO or Crash Course World History) and putting in some extra effort over the next month to make sure you've got it down.
The book that my school's curriculum follows isAMSCO's World History AP Edition Book.
I would read that and probably just get Barron's or Princeton's review book to make sure you're learning from two sources. I honestly don't know if I would bother with watching Crash Course because the questions we get on our tests are almost completely stimulus based (and the tests are fucking hard).
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Really, I'd say do a lot of practice tests and FRQs/LEQs to make sure you're actually learning the correct way for the exam.
Princeton is good, but do keep in mind that these are just review books. Took the exam this year with the Princeton review book and it was very helpful. Reading it from the actual textbook is better, because it omitts out the detailed parts and the review books summarize it. That being said, I've heard that from r/APstudents, the Amsco book is really good. Haven't bought it or seen anything in it, but I've heard a lot about in r/APstudents. I would read the text from the textbook they provide you(do reply the textbook), so you could learn more than what this books tell you. Also the curriculum of AP world is now different, so it could vary. There are now 2 AP world courses, which one you are taking?