<p>My school doesn't offer AP Biology but offers biology instead. However, because I can only either take biology or physics, I took physics since I like it more than biology. </p>
<p>I'm considering self-studying biology for next year's AP but I'm not too sure what it covers. I have about 2 months of break from next week onwards so I'm planning to study for my APs then.</p>
<p>I have Biology 7th Ed by Campbell & Reece.</p>
<p>If you have no previous knowledge of biology I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>
<p>I have 4 years of experience learning biology.</p>
<p>Then get Cliffs AP review book and learn it, use Campbell’s for more in-depth study. Campbell’s tend to be superfluous and has a lot of extraneous material that’s not even tested on the exam, while Cliffs is concise and covers everything you’ll see on the exam.</p>
<p>i like cliffs to get most of the info, and then go through campbell’s for more in-depth info. get the 5th ed cambells. its very cheap.</p>
<p>4 years of bio and 2 months off in winter, wow!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I actually have 7th and 8th ed Campbell (the 8th is for my brother).</p>
<p>I’m studying overseas, that’s why I have 2 months off. :)</p>
<p>CliffNotes is best. I studied it over the summer and will use the last few months before the test to review it.</p>