<p>I've been back in school for about 3 weeks now and I am also in AP Biology and we are using Campbell's. I haven't taken the prerequisite of Chemistry, but am taking it at the same time as AP Biology. Does anyone think that I have any chance in passing the exam? I currently have an A in Chemistry and I had high A's in Biology and Physical Science, but.....I have no freakin clue as to what my teacher is talking about in AP. Give me some feedback people.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know of any websites that could help me understand this stuff? I plan on buying Cliff's AP Bio. and Princeton Review.</p>
<p>I got a 3 on the AP Bio exam and I only knew half of the covered material (dna, evolution, genetics, cells, basic chem). I never read any of the anatomy or plant chapters. Not only that, but the only time I studied for the exam was on the night before. I know, a 3 isn't a spectacular score, but considering I spent minimal time preparing for that test, you should do fine.</p>
<p>The Ap bio. test really sounds like a walk in the park. Even with a minimal amount of studying. So yay for me. This doesn't mean to slack off, but i can breathe a little easier.;)</p>
<p>I got a 5 on the AP Bio exam
My teacher was really bad and didn't teach anything
make sure you read your text and take notes you can refer back to in May</p>
<p>Also, I have a friend who doesn't pay attention in class, never does homework, skipped 1 whole essay on the AP exam and got a 5.</p>
<p>I don't think I'm going to make it in AP. As of right now, I have a 44 in that class, which means I'm failing terribly when I'm used to pulling high A's without putting forth any effort. I have found that I don't know how to study. Can anyone help me? Give me some pointers or something?</p>
Also, I have a friend who doesn't pay attention in class, never does homework, skipped 1 whole essay on the AP exam and got a 5.
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<p>Word, sounds like me. I slept through most of the classes, completed, I think 3 of 20 assignments per term, and didn't complete all the essays and got a 4. I also managed to fail the class and am going to be on academic probation once I start college, haha. Whatever, I enjoyed m senior year. Don't worry about it, they're just grades; in 10 years you're not going to remember what you got in an AP Bio class.</p>
<p>fried<em>tater, use cliff notes. It helps you understand the big picture. I read campbells and it gets so detail that i miss the big picture. I had to ask someone to explain the enthropy stuff to me. maybe ask someone who knows bio really well to explain the stuff to you. There is this website that outlines each chapter of the book, but i its the 5th edition. Its in detail. Its basically the book minus the pictures. Check it out. <a href="http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/ap">http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/ap</a></em>biology<em>chapter</em>objectives%20&%20outlines.htm It isIn the end it is pure memorization. Don't worrying, its going to get easier once you move out of the molecular stuff. Mackie, i think the ap bio has a really big curve. I spent 2 days studying for the test, screwed up the essays and got a 5. i thought i would get a 3.</p>
<p>ok..i was just abput to order the AP Biology Cliff's Notes and all i could find was the 2nd edition which has a 2001 copyright date. is that the most current edition available? also, those of you who have recently taken the ap biology exam and used cliff's ap, did u use 2nd edition and was it helpful? relpy asap because im about to die in ap biology and i dont want to waste my money on something that is outdated.</p>
<p>I took AP Bio last year and got a 4. I got both PR and Cliff's study books, but I didn't really use either. I found that the best review was the Campbell's study guides for each chapter. For every single chapter in the entire book, my teacher made us do the study guides (concept maps, questions etc) and while we sometimes hated him for it...they were great for review before the test, because it's specific info, not really broad stuff that won't help you.</p>
<p>The questions at the end of each chapter are very limited. They don't sound like the kind of stuff that would be on any exam. It's like..."what is fungi?"</p>
<p>Does there tend to be a certain question asked more than others throughout the years? As in, what topics should one mainly focus on for the essays? I'll be taking AP Bio. this coming year.</p>
<p>You can't skip reading Campbell's, because Cliffs doesn't cover everything that will be on your class tests. You'll find that you can skip a few chapters using just Cliffs, but others are more in-depth and you'll have to read through the text.</p>