<p>Hi, I'm a sophomore currently taking regular bio at school. I'm self studying ap bio and i wanna take the bio subject test too. When should I take it? I don't want to take after my sophomore year ends, because i'll probably forget everything. And I don't want to take it if I dont know enough (like in....idk JANUARY. that would be impossible). Should I take in May or June? And should I take molecular or ecological? which one is closer to the ap bio test?</p>
<p>cmon guyss… is ap bio more ecology or molecular?</p>
<p>AP Biology covers material from both the Bio E and Bio M tests. It’s generally been agreed that the Bio E test covers easier material, but the Bio M test has a more generous curve (kind of like comparing Math I and Math II). So it ultimately depends on which one you want to focus on.</p>
<p>THANK YOU! I leaning towards molecular, but idk yet.</p>
<p>I would just study both and then when you’re taking the test, choose between the two based on which you think is easier.</p>
<p>^yeah, most people study both E and M materials and on test day, they flip through both sections and decide which one is easier for them</p>
<p>Do top colleges prefer one over the other? the college in my town prefers m, but it is DEFINITELY not a top university.</p>
<p>I haven’t seen any official released statements from colleges that they explicitly prefer Bio M, but that’s what a lot of posters on this forum seem to say.</p>
<p>huh. interesting-never knew that. I think it’s because M is more challenging for most, but it does have an easier curve, according to CCers hehe</p>
<p>if both are good for you, why not take Bio M in march and Bio E in May, or vice versa?
or take one in may and one in june?
im pretty sure you can take both, just not on the same date.</p>
<p>^GOOD IDEA! but i guess i would want to know the result of my first test before the next one. if i get a 800 on M, why would i want to take E? decisions, decisions…</p>