<p>hey, don’t judge guys…</p>
<p>and yeah, i found that all the answers came much more easily with exposure/experience/built intuition from reading papers</p>
<p>darksigma: did you read any genetics textbook? did you find Molecular Biology of the gene by Watson useful?</p>
<p>passing on questions for my S about the open… </p>
<p>what was the black blob of things? he put fish eggs, but doesn’t think that is right, but the graphic was bad.</p>
<p>more questions to follow…</p>
<p>was the vitamin deficiency question - b12?</p>
<p>and one more for now… </p>
<p>the jumping bird in the jungle…?</p>
<p>Let’s try to refrain from question discussion, 'cause you never know. Last year there were deadline extensions that dragged on for weeks.</p>
<p>yeah, i gave it an extra week… scores come out in just over a week, so i think that we are “safe”</p>
<p>i don’t remember if last year it was the semi’s that dragged on or the open, but i really think everyone has to be done by now.</p>
<p>no, he’s right, oldguy speaks well from experience. and i agree with him. let’s refrain from discussing questions</p>
<p>I am a freshman taking regular biology. (Smart enough to take honors, but school does not offer it. Do you think it is wise for me to start studying?</p>
<p>I’ll give CEE a call on Monday to find out if there are still test takers and will report back then.</p>
<p>If anyone wants to PM me for discussion, go ahead :-).</p>
<p>Hellow! I have a questions for all of you.</p>
<p>Do you guys enjoy studying biology seriously from bottom of your heart and do study the subject each day?</p>
<p>Do you also read bio textbooks you guys have everyday and perhaps sleep with yout textbook?</p>
<p>Just curious…</p>
<p>to be honest, for me, it’s liking Biology
If I didn’t like it then I would not have gotten through the book</p>
<p>My AP biology class won’t use the whole Campbell’s book because the AP curriculum is much more simple. (the AP biology test is straight forward compared to USABO exams)</p>
<p>That said, I’m stuck with all the info I learned for USABO since I did poorly on the Open exam</p>
<p>Honestly, reading research papers is most likely the single most boring thing on this planet. I’m talking about graduate/PhD level. I can barely remember an article after reading it. ._.</p>
<p>I don’t really love biology. I like physics more much. But Biology ain’t so bad. In all likeliness I will only be a semifinalist.</p>
<p>@i disagree</p>
<p>Like previously mentioned, it’s all about having a passion for biology. Personally, I find it fascinating that biology is so applicable to our bodies and explains a great deal of our lives that I like it. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to read the book as I’m doing physics…</p>
<p>I have a quick question: Will Campbell’s 6th Edition suffice to reach semis? As a freshman, i want to get there in my sophmore year… Any ideas?</p>
<p>Yes, but with added resources. The 7th edition is online in PP format.</p>
<p>@darksigma</p>
<p>Can you pm me a link of a research article that you find particularly interesting? Thanks.</p>
<p>what do you mean monster?</p>
<p>throughout this thread there are several recommendations of books to use to prepare for the usabo, that is what i mean. the campbell alone isn’t quite enough. the 6th edition will do, but if you can find other resources (7th or 8th edition) use those, plus whatever else you can find.</p>