AP Bio - How to get a 5?

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<p>I took AP Bio last year (2006) and got a 5. I used the Campbell book in class, and I had a 04-05 Princeton review book, i signed out a peterson book from the library and that was it. I thought I would get a 3 because there just seemed too much info to know. Really it boils down to like roughly 1 or 2 questions per chapter of campbell. Campbell does have wayyy too many details that you dont need to know to get a 5. Review books cover it best. Additionally it helps to have a good memory.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I went to collegeboard and got the free response questions for the old AP Bio exams.</p>

<p>How do I get the MC?</p>

<p>Anyone have copies of other released exams?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Cliffs/Barron's for an hour a day for 3 weeks and you will get a high 5. Even just a week of preparation might give you a 5 if you get lucky with the FRQ. </p>

<p>Oh, and put down anything relevant for the FRQ. They don't take points off for wrong information.</p>

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<p>What about for self study? I don't really have any previous Biology experience, so would just thoroughly studying Cliffs be enough for a 5?</p>

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<p>oooh I dont really know, I had already taken the SAT II Biology exam the year before and took an AP Bio course, but seeing as I forgot much of what I learned in the course by April and then re-learned it in one month with Cliffs and then Barrons the weekend before the exam, I think it's possible.</p>

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<p>Ok so I'm taking Honors Bio this year because I hate it I won't be taking AP Bio. My teacher said that our honors bio course is very similar to our AP course and if if we do well in the course and read Cliffs we'll do fine on the exam.
The text is BSCS Molecular Biology.</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are?</p>

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<p>hay is five steps to a five a good one to cram in 2-4 days and get a 5, because that's the one i bought and i don't want to spend $15 on cliffs.</p>

<p>The amazon ratings for 5 steps to a 5 are blazing hot (check it out, 1 person said it was better then clifs, anybody use it?) results?</p>

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<p>anybody use 5 steps to a 5?</p>

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<p>5 steps to a 5 is an excellent book for Biology, I'm not sure if it's better than Cliffs but they're definately both safe bets.</p>

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<p>Is it true that it's very, very difficult to get a 5 on AP Bio and AP US when they're both taken in the same year? That's what I heard from a teacher at school, but I'm a little suspicious about the claim.</p>

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<p>well, both require a large amount of memorization, so maybe that's why. i dont think it's extremely difficult, but it is a challenge to the average student.</p>

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<p>That's not true. You should do fine on both regardless of whether theyre taking them during the same year or not.</p>

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<p>Yah its really easy me and a bunch of kids at my school self studied it as freshmen after honors bio and got 5s.</p>

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<p>I did 32 FR questions last yr... more than enough to get a 5, and in the end I did</p>