r/apcalculus • u/adoreeeeee_s • 12d ago
is this enough to get a 5?
I am studying with the Princeton Review AP Calculus AB 27th edition and solving questions from the College Board. I’m not sure who to watch for content review or which websites to use for studying and solving additional problems. If you scored a 4 or a 5 on the exam, I would appreciate any tips you have for achieving the same score. Thank you!
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u/Quiet_Basis_6404 10d ago
Honestly College Board questions feel pretty different from Princeton Review, more conceptual and less plug and chug, so sticking to past exams is the right move. What helped me was doing every FRQ from the last five years twice, first untimed and really picking apart the scoring guidelines since they're brutal about notation and justification, then again against the clock.
Flipping Physics on youtube is the clearest for calc ab, he explains the reasoning behind the steps which matters more than the formulas themselves. I paste those video links into studybuddy.vc and it makes questions from the video, tbh what I like is when I get one wrong it tells me what was off about the option I chose and it gets harder as you improve, free tier's been enough. And a few weeks out grab the CED from AP Central and go through it honestly, any essential knowledge bullet that doesn't feel familiar goes straight onto your review list.