<p>it is really tempting to take ecology because it looks like problems assigned to a first grader, but i heard it has a harsher curve.</p>
<p>molecular, on the other hand, looks really hard, but sounds way cooler and more prestigious. </p>
<p>which one should i take?</p>
<p>if you think ecology is easier take ecology. It really doesn't matter. Biology-M does not look any more prestigious than Biology-E...</p>
<p>can i fill in both sections and then mark the one i felt i did better on?</p>
<p>i really need an answer.</p>
<p>I think you're only supposed to pick one. </p>
<p>What I'm doing is just looking to see which one is easier for me (on the day). Though, I have a feeling I'll be taking M, not E, since I don't care a/b niches and communities and all that as much as I do on the smaller level.</p>
<p>I went into the test right after taking the AP bio exam last year and was set on taking molecular bio. When I looked through both the E and M parts--I realized that the ecology part seemed much easier-so i did that one. Just make sure you write down the right form--i've heard of a lot of people that switched mid-way and were unpleasantly shocked after they received their scores in the mail. Historically, however, people score higher on M--I scored pretty high on the E...it's ultimately whatever you feel more comfortable with.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies. just to clarify, am i allowed to fill out the answers to both sections and then mark the section i felt better on? will the scoring machine ignore the section that i did not mark?</p>
<p>you can answer both section, but only fill in one.
I'm leaning towards M.</p>
<p>A friend told me to skim the parts before doing them.</p>
<p>Molecular covers more in-depth materials, but sometimes Ecology has really tricky labs. So if you skim it and see obscure labs in the ecology section, just do molecular. </p>
<p>The rumor around our school is that Molecular is "for the smart people" and that it looks better to colleges.</p>
<p>is the curve for ecology easier?
molecular seems like the curve is harsher? but not sure</p>
<p>I took molecular because my biology teacher focuses more on molecular biology and I got a decent score. I suggest you take what you actually spent time learning, not the one that seems easy.</p>
<p>for biology is it just assumed you are taking ecology if you do 60-80 or molecular for 81-100 or do you have to fill some sort of bubble out?</p>
<p>To baseballnerd: you have to fill in a bubble code at the top of the page which lets the machine know which test you are taking.</p>