Advice For AP Biology?? Doing Poorly

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<p>I have an extremely tough teacher. She doesn't teach in class...literally. She might quickly go over a few things, though very briefly if at all. She honestly talks about family, etc most of the class and jokes around. And on top of this, her tests are ridiculously hard. And I'm almost 100% sure the AP could not possibly be so hard because:</p>

<p>a) I actually read the tested chapters from the Campbell/Reece textbook and still do poorly
b) Most people in my class do terribly also
c) The class average has always been a failing grade, and a curve was necessary for the tests (didn't even make our grades all that much better)
d) I can get a pretty good amount of questions right at the end of each chapter in the textbook, yet the test questions are so much harder</p>

<p>What do I do?? I need to get a good grade. I may go into medicine, and all the schools will be looking at my bio grade because it's the most importance class for future doctors.</p>

<p>I've decided to start taking notes when reading, but what else? How can I memorize and understand everything really well?</p>

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<p>a) Try reviewing each content everyday after school to gain a FULL understanding of it. Like at least for an hour. Understand the big picture of each chapter and small details will follow. Bring Cliffs to school and use it during class or any time during the day to keep reinforcing the material. I also recommend printing out the outlines for Campbell/Reece from Course Notes( They really help!! ). Finally go to " The biology place" type it in Google and you ll find animations and diagrams to help you see what’s happening.</p>

<p>and…PLEASE DON’T TRY AND MEMORIZE EVERYTHING!! you ll only forget…</p>

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<p>Wait, what exactly are your troubles regarding her class? Like are her tests really detail oriented that are impossible to study in enough depth for? Or perhaps she has lots of essay and critical thinking type essays/questions?</p>

<p>Both of these, among other situations need to be handled differently. Sometimes it’s not what you’re studying with or how long you study, but how exactly you study.</p>