<p>I am currently a junior in high school and am taking a few classes at a local university through its PSEO program. Will I still be eligible for the USABO?</p>
<p>^^Both. </p>
<p>They’re also better-looking and more likable. :]</p>
<p>^People in high school take supplemental college courses all the time. I don’t think taking university classes precludes you from USABO, as long as you still are a high school student.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. However, I really need to know whether or not I will be allowed to participate. Have you taken the USABO while in PSEO? Can anyone give me any information/experience regarding eligibility for USABO of PSEO students?</p>
<p>^I emailed Kathy Frame for you [she’s the USABO director]. Are you taking “concurrent enrollment classes”? I’m not sure what those are, but presumably your eligibility will predicate on your answer to that question.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for emailing Kathy Frame (you beat me by a few hours). She actually asked me if knew you, as you asked about a “friend”, and I was confused until I saw this post. Yes, I am taking concurrent enrollment classes. I’m also pretty sure that means I’ll be able to participate. I’ll post back here on whether or not I will. By the way, great job on the last USABO!</p>
<p>I have a question though. If you get a 5 on the ap exam. Is it likely that you will pass the usabo open? (just asking)</p>
<p>I have seen no correlation between AP success and USABO success (if anything, people who haven’t taken AP bio are the ones who have the audacity and skill to succeed [and believe they can succeed] without having taken any class on the subject).</p>
<p>could somebody answer this question I posted above:</p>
<p>is the difference between a finalist and a semifinalist the amount of bio knowledge learned and remembered or is it the ability of one to generate a conclusion from what they have learned? if it’s both, which one is more dominant. Also are there any other bio contests besides USABO?</p>
<p>To clear round one, will studying campbell and Reece suffice?</p>
<p>@123question: </p>
<p>You should be fine. I took bio courses from my local uni and still participataed.</p>
<p>@microphakia976:</p>
<p>If you get through the open, you <em>should</em> be able to get a decent score on the AP exam.</p>
<p>However, it doesn’t work the other way around, unfortunately.</p>
<p>@Sreesri:</p>
<p>Probably, yeah. Starting with Campbell is usually a good idea.</p>
<p>@kwkingdom123:</p>
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<p>The only answer I can give you for this question is “I can’t give you the answer to this question.” Sorry.</p>
<p>Yep, I have been allowed to participate.</p>
<p>@NightShadeQueen Is it because it’s against the rules or something or because you don’t know?</p>
<p>my school doesn’t have this… how can i take it?</p>
<p>@kwkingdom: I think what she means is that you’re kind of asking a nature-nurture sort of question. The answer is, obviously, both, but which one is more important will never be something that people will reach a unanimous agreement on.</p>
<p>@dasdui: Talk to your administrator/biology teacher about starting USABO at your school.</p>
<p>Darn. I join the game this late.
LOL. I better get started!</p>
<p>I heard that ap chem is needed to become a finalist. can anyone confirm that?</p>
<p>@kwkingdom123:</p>
<p>In a way, both.</p>
<p>oldguy’s right. This is a question that does not have an answer. You absolutely need both.</p>
<p>Additionally, it may have been mentioned earlier, but I do write questions for the exam. Thus, I can’t answer a direct question regarding the questions.</p>
<p>Oh, and re: AP Chem. Useful, but not absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>@dasdui - Sweet-talk an administrator into being helpful. The exam itself is really not that expensive…what is it again, $75 for an entire school? If you can get enough interest, it’s more than possible to split the cost between a couple of families and not be paying much apiece.</p>
<p>@NO295208 - There’s still a lot of time before Open.</p>
<p>Are you considered a semifinalist if you clear the round 1 exam or should you clear round 2 to be a semifinalist of which the top 20 will be the finalists?</p>
<p>I made Finals last year, but I couldn’t go since I made RSI trololololol</p>
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<p>I have a question how different is the open exam to the gre biology exam (considering gre biology is a graduate exam). How similar are the two and if so can I study for the open exam using gre biology exams. (just asking)</p>