<p>Yes. If you take the released exams, you will notice that some questions reappear on different years.</p>
<p>So would it be possible to get a better score by studying all the released exams? Getting desperate here…</p>
<p>Hi,
I am really panicking right now, because I have a month left, and all I did so far is read through about 65% of the Cliffs Bio book (I’m not taking the AP Bio class, I’m self-studying.) Considering the amount of time I have left, what do you guys suggest I should do to study? Is there anything I should know really well? What should I do over the next month? Thanks!</p>
<p>@bilginsoy: Yes, the thing that gets you most comfortable and familiar with the test and the types of questions asked is taking the released exams. Don’t study them; sit down and take them, using the proper timing, etc. Then score them and see where you stand. You may be able to even do a factor analysis and see in which subject area you’re missing most of the questions, and can then fine-tune your studying.</p>
<p>@math117: I suggest reading Cliff’s all the way through at least one time. Take some practice tests (or even better, the released exams), and practice FRQs. Half the battle with the AP exams (essentially any subject) is getting used to taking the test. If you go in to the exam without having taken a practice or released exam or practiced doing FRQs under timed pressure, you’re more likely to be nervous and not perform as well.</p>
<p>Thanks! Is there anything that I don’t need to know in Cliffs, and is there something very important? Since I have such a short amount of time, I really wanna concentrate on the stuff that’ll get me the highest score. Thanks!</p>
<p>I am reading Cliffs and TPR…tried to make concept maps.</p>
<p>I am lucky because my brother’s friend (who is in Yale now) sent me copies of COllege Board AP Biology 2002 % 2008 Released Exams! He used them when he took ap bio.</p>
<p>By the way guys. I’d recommend Khan Academy’s videos on youtube. He has roughly 60 videos on Biology and he makes the concepts easy to understand while going into detail. I’m using them to study and review.</p>
<p>Is it just me or is Cliff’s pretty dense for a review book?</p>
<p>^
For me, Cliff Notes is pretty adequate, neither dense nor small amount of infor. I would certainly sure that everybody will agree that Barron’s and Peterson’s AP Bio prep books are dense…,.</p>
<p>Yeah i just bought Cliffs Biology today since it had been recommended on this thread. It has about 250 pages of reviewing which is pretty dense. However, it’s just the amount of information i would like to study with between now and may 9. Right now i’m just going through specific sections with a highlighter and trying to learn the many chapters our class hasn’t even started on.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, Barron’s is pretty dense and goes into too much detail. Cliff’s is – for lack of a a better word – perfect.</p>
<p>What about Cliff’s practice tests? Are they close to the actual exam?</p>
<p>I never used them, so I can’t say, but according to this thread (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/10400336-post982.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/10400336-post982.html</a>) Princeton Review has the most accurate practice tests.</p>
<p>Any predictions on what the essays will be?</p>
<p>^ bump that</p>
<p>Hello!</p>
<p>Three more weeks to go before the AP Bio Exam! I am curious if it is too late to start studying with Cliff Notes AP Biology? I mean we have only three weeks left and Cliffs is pretty detailed. If it is already too late for start studying Cliffs, I am planning to use
Princeton Review & REA Crash Course + online videos like Khan Academy. Is this combination is enough to replace Cliffs? </p>
<p>Good luck in your studying!</p>
<p>No, I read Cliff’s in two days the weekend before the Monday exam. It’s never too late.</p>
<p>I recently took the 1999 released AP Biology test that was online on Collegeboard and I scored a 5 on that. Is this comparable to what I will get on the real test? Or are the old AP Exams easier than the recent ones?</p>
<p>If you barely got a 5, it’s debatable considering the curves will be way different this year since there’s no longer a guessing penalty. If it was a solid or high five, you’re pretty much in the clear for a 5 on the real thing.</p>
<p>Hello again!</p>
<p>I have a little problem of not understanding some concepts addressed by Cliff Notes. UI am thinking of using an biiology website that gives good explanation. I found out Brightstorm AP Bio website and Khan Academy? Are these videos are good in term of good explanation with understanding?</p>
<p>Also is there a student who made percfect score (60& MCs and 40% FRQs) before in the history of AP Biology? If you got 96~100& percentile of 5, is there any special reward from CB besides annual AP awards?</p>