<p>My school is kind of weird, there is Advanced Biology and Advanced Chemistry. They are not considered AP, but I'm sure it is a lot of the same material. I was in biology last year and I really liked it so this year I am in Advanced Bio. My teacher said I should be able to take the AP test, so I have a couple of books from him already and he just told me to basically read through the prep books to see what is covered in there and left out of our curriculum. So my question is, has this been the case with anyone else? How much does the "advanced" class differ from the AP class?</p>
<p>Also, would it hurt if my teacher is easy? He is a really good teacher, but we never really have to take our own notes and rarely have homework.. so I'm kind of worried because a lot of people on here have been saying that their AP Bio classes are pretty labor intensive.</p>
<p>AP biology is intense. But, the course covers a LOT of material that is not tested on the exam. There seems to me a formulaic way of studying for the bio exam and it helps tremendously because at the end of one’s AP bio year, he/she doesn’t have to re-read his/her entire textbook.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you’re self-studying for biology, pick up cliffs + barrons AP bio books. The former is concise, the latter is superfluous but reassuring. If you can read the titles i just suggested coupled with taking a few practice tests you should be perfectly capable of getting a 5.</p>
<p>@Lemone, i can imagine lol. I’ve heard nightmares about AP Chemistry from my school though, so i would be a bit hesitant to self-study it (though I’m sure it’s possible; people self-study physics C on this site, haha).</p>