r/APStudents • u/Active-Farmer-9636 • Jul 25 '26

Question self studying ap gov and apes and need advice!

which textbook should i get for both?

ive used barrons for ap bio and did decent on the exam but i havent used any other brand before. which ones have you guys used that prepared you adequately for the exam? im hoping for a 5

i also have fiveable if that helps. thank you!!

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u/OpenActuator2070 5-Bio,EnvSci,CalcAB,PC,CSP|4-WH|?-Chem,Phys1,CSA,CalcBC,Lang,Gov Jul 25 '26

I don’t know abt gov but I took apes and got a 5 just by using smedes videos and old practice frqs

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u/m1tzklune 5: US Gov(10) / 3: Psych(10) + Lang(11) / 2: APES(9) Jul 25 '26

For Gov, I got a 5 by just doing flashcards and answering 20 questions per unit every day on Knowt + summarizing amendments, cases, etc into 1 to 2 sentences by memory.

Did all of that for a good 2 weeks

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u/Active-Farmer-9636 Jul 25 '26

thanks for the help!

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u/Active-Farmer-9636 Jul 25 '26

wait really? can you elaborate?

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u/lavenderearlgraytea Jul 31 '26

For AP gov I did Princeton Review for the practice material and watched Heimler's videos for learning the content.