<p>Well, it also has little summaries of each main topic. I've already read Campbell, so I'm using the workbook to review before the test, and it's been pretty useful.</p>
<p>Open exam isn't bad, semis is horrible. I took open on thurs.</p>
<p>I'm worried about my retention from last year. I hope I remember it all. I'm going through the handouts they gave us at finals last year. I can tell you the following this for Semis;</p>
<ol>
<li>It's a monster of an exam.</li>
<li>The open response section is the hardest... I did really well on multiple choice and that is what saved me last year. </li>
<li>go to the IBO syllabus and make sure you know all of it.</li>
</ol>
<p>Do you happen to have virtual copies of those handouts... ;) Or are you not allowed to distribute them?</p>
<p>@kryptonsa36</p>
<p>Well, there's only 500 total people taking semis. So, that means like i'm guessing there's a max of 50 ppl with my score or higher. I think I have a good chance.</p>
<p>So, what did everyone think about the test?</p>
<p>No SPECIFICS.</p>
<p>We can talk about specifics after this Friday.</p>
<p>However, I am sure that you can say, "The Genetics questions were hard."</p>
<p>I felt like there were many questions on material not even mentioned in Campbell (8th), such as some of the anatomy ones...</p>
<p>Yeah some of the anotomy was really obsscure. But overall it was okay I thought...</p>
<p>I think most of it was really great. Except some ones. But I was not expecting them quizzing this certain system. The practice tests never had this system, but I do Health Science in Science Olympiad, so I know some of that stuff. I think the USABO Open Exam- Anatomy portion was harder than my Invitational! I can't wait to discuss about this. :D</p>
<p>I'm taking it on Thursday...:/</p>
<p>I don't have virtual copies, sorry.</p>
<p>The anatomy was ridiculously obscure. I guess they finally got an anatomist on their test writing board, eh? I looked up some of the questions that I got wrong.</p>
<p>@Scioly:
USABO is waaaaay harder than SciOly. I did health sci, cell bio, & protein modeling last year.</p>
<p>How does scoring go in USABO Open Exam?</p>
<p>Is it:
[ul][<em>]Correct = +1 pt
[</em>]Wrong = +0 pt
[li]Blank = +0 pt[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>??? Thank you.</p>
<p>I believe Health Science is harder than the anatomy/physiology than USABO. I hated some of the anatomy questions, and this year's was harder than the past years.</p>
<p>@phos. how was the anatomy portion for you, and are you still doing Science Olympiad this year?</p>
<p>There's actually anatomy on this test? Ugh.. that's pretty much the main thing Campbell's is weak on.</p>
<p>I wish I took USABO hjskdskadkeljdakfje
sorry =(</p>
<p>Yeah some of anatomy was really difficult and I feel angry for avoiding studying ecology. Lots of genetics...can't wait to discuss this though.</p>
<p>Well...I'm taking it this afternoon. I'm good at genetics though, so whew.</p>
<p>I guess I should have not talked about the WHOLE test. But Anatomy seemed more than 25 percent. Anyone agree?</p>
<p>That was brutal...</p>
<p>@ansar- that's right</p>
<p>What was brutal? What do you think you all made on it? Harder than last year's? (Overall)</p>
<p>That was way harder than last years. I think I missed like 7. Probably more, though. I'll say high 30s low 40s.</p>