<p>hypotheticaly speaking…</p>
<p>if one were to get an 800 on the bio subject test, would there be a lot of additional studying needed to get a 5 on the ap exam?</p>
<p>hypothetically I don’t think there would be much additional studying. maybe just leaf through cliff’s a week before the test.</p>
<p>if you make a 700 im pretty sure youre safe for a 5</p>
<p>^I second that.</p>
<p>I suggest princeton to explain and instill in memory basic concepts, and a mixture of cliffs and barrons for a more in depth review. That means first go through princeton, then go through barrons. Or cliffs. I used barrons and got a 5, but thats jsut cause i always trust barrons</p>
<p>I don’t trust Barron’s at all. It almost screwed me over for APHG</p>
<p>Guys, one thing you have to understand is that each subject is written by a different author, but all are just published by the same publishing company. In other words, the Barron’s AP Bio book could be written by a “Dr. Smith” while the Barron’s APHG book is written by a “Jan Jones”. Some authors are better than others. As a result, some subjects from one company may be good, but other subjects from the same publisher might not be effective at all. So saying things like, “Barron’s is always good” or “Cliff’s always sucks”, etc. doesn’t really mean anything. You have to check each individual book for each subject in order to get a feel for what it’s like.
For example, many people say that Barron’s is the worst choice for AP Bio… but that Barron’s is the best choice for AP Psych. Obviously the author of the psych book did a better job than the author of the bio book.</p>
<p>I looked through just about every publisher’s AP Bio review book (Barron’s, Cliff’s, Princeton Review, 5 Steps to a 5) and ultimately decided that Cliff’s looked good. Of course I took into consideration the fact that 90% of AP Bio students on CC recommend Cliff’s over anything.</p>
<p>Now that I used it and I got a 5 on the exam, I am in full support of Cliff’s. It is concise but effective, is an easy read (it doesn’t make your eyes bleed like Campbell’s does), and is manageable in a matter of one day.</p>
<p>“I don’t trust Barron’s at all. It almost screwed me over for APHG” Hahahahaha I second this statement-it’s so true.</p>
<p>SeekingUni is right though, that’s why crash course is awesome for APUSH and is terrible for Bio. (at least, i’ve heard it’s terrible for bio.)</p>
<p>Why is Cliff’s so good anyway? Organization?</p>
<p>I bought the book already (will be taking AP Bio) but I just wanna know why it’s so preferred over other bio prep books :)</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m terrified for AP Bio haha. I’m not bad at science but I’m not good either so idk… we’ll see! haha</p>
<p>@SeekingUni: This is true and it’s never okay to make general statements, like, “Cliff’s sucks.” There are different authors which creates variation.</p>
<p>Gah I’m self studying for AP Bio next year. I took a general bio class (Regents grrr so useless) and found myself to be really interested in the material, and as such, I looked into into the AP material because I found myself completely unchallenged in my class. I could have self-studied the year I took the general Bio class, but I was lazy lol. I’ve been using Cliff’s since last year and I have Campbell, so I hope with a little review I’ll be fine. I just…find mendelian genetics and genetics to be the bane of my existence. Sooo confusing.</p>
<p>I have trouble with some parts of Hardy Weinberg.</p>
<p>^ exactly. Genetics problems annoy the crap outta me.</p>
<p>They do…and that sucks because they’re a large portion of AP Biology</p>
<p>Gah, I guess with a lot of practice it should be fine. Or I’ll just ask a genius friend of mine to help me out.</p>
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I think I mentioned this in one of my posts, but I personally liked it because it’s condensed, easy to read, informative, and provides a brisk but effective review of the material. :)</p>
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They are actually pretty easy. IMO, if you’re taking the class, you shouldn’t be worrying about specific concepts at this point. Just get general ideas, skim textbooks, and get an idea of what’s ahead. When the time comes, you can ask your teacher for help because it’s so much easier to explain in a few sentences than it is to type or read from CC or a book.</p>
<p>Yeah… the Hardy Weinberg problems on the exam are just gimmes…</p>
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<p>Only use a teacher as a last resort. Try to read and actually understand the concept first. In this case, Hardy-Weinberg is a relatively easy concept. Once you understand its conditions, how it applies in microevolution, and it’s mathematics, you’re set.</p>
<p>Why would you ask a teacher as a last resort, when with a teacher you can learn it in about 30 seconds, whereas trying to figure it out yourself can take minutes, days, or eternity?</p>
<p>I mean I get the concept. but it’s something about them that just messes me up. Going to do some reading on Wikipedia.</p>