Help! Bio Olympiad...

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<p>How is AP biol compared to Bio Olympiad? Is Bio Olympiad a lot harder??</p>

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<p>Well, obviously...</p>

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<p>I know I asked this in a stupid way. Let me rephrase it. How much harder is Bio Olympiad compare to AP Bio and in what ways? (Does that sounds better? ;P)</p>

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<p>To qualify for the semifinalist round, i believe, is easier than a 5 on the AP. I was halfway thru AP bio when i took Bio oly and made semifinalist. I am pretty sure, however, that if i took the AP exam half way thru bio, i wouldn't have gotten a 5. Bio oly questions are harder, however, but its easier to pass the first round.</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying. Did you do anything other than the AP class to prepare for bio oly? I want to do Bio oly, but I'm not sure how to prepare for it... ><</p>

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<p>What is Bio Olympiad?</p>

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<p>It's an international competition on Biology. You can check out its website for more information. <a href="http://www.cee.org/usabo/index.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cee.org/usabo/index.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks so much :)</p>

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<p>I'm not sure whether I'd agree that the Bio Olympiad first round is easier. There is somewhat more leeway in how much you have to know to pass to the next round, but the questions themselves are more involved. You could get by with a much shallower knowledge of biology on the AP exam as long as you had covered enough material.</p>

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<p>Rhapsody: You might be correct, but I found it easier to pass just because of the easier "curve," if that's what you can call it. All that was necessary to pass was a 26/50, which isn't too difficult if you know molecular biology very well (our class was just past the evolution unit when I took the exam). The questions are tougher, but definitely do-able if you have a very comprehensive background in a particular area of biology. As for the AP, if you don't know any "environmental" based biology, you will find that getting a 5 is harder because you can miss fewer.</p>

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<p>Oh and if you want to compare it to the other olys (Math, Physics, and Chem), I'd this is definitely the easiest of the four. I didn't do any outside studying for bio oly.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know where I can find past tests?</p>