<p>Hey guys. I just wanted to get some opinions on AP Bio. This seems to be the only class that is worrying me for next year... Everyone is saying I'm crazy for taking it! So generally, how hard is it? I'll admit, I'm not a huge science fan, but I want a challenge. Also, I heard it's just a ton of memorization and I'm good with words and vocabulary. Someone even described it as a blend of science and English, which I love. So how hard is it to get an A in the class, if you study every night and pay attention every single day? Thanks everyone! :)</p>
<p>Well, if you study consistently and are attentive, you should do well. Even if your not a science nerd or something :) you can still do well in AP Bio. The main factor in how well you'll do is how hard and how good the teacher is. You should probably talk to others at your school. Good luck in AP Bio.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>if you're talking about how hard the AP test is, then teacher's not that important. prepping for AP Bio involves lots of reading and memorizing.</p>
<p>Sac89, after reading that first post, I've come to the conclusion that we are the exact same person. Seriously, like that's verbotem what I've said before :)</p>
<p>Hey Sac - </p>
<p>It'd be mighty handy to buy a prep book in advance and then just study/review concurrently with your regular schoolwork.</p>
<p>Trust me. It works wonders. </p>
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<p>Thanks for all the replies! :) So is there much math involved in the course?</p>
<p>No, there isn't really all that much math. Most of the course is memorization and reading.</p>
<p>I was fortunate enough to have a great teacher, so I felt the course was pretty easy. I'm fairly confident I got a 5 on the test without doing all of the reading. So, I guess it all depends on what kind of teacher you get.</p>
<p>AP Bio was a joke... verry verry little math... all reading and comprehending... you will be fine... just READ</p>
<p>There's no math. If you have photographic memory, BIo is a SYNCH!! :D</p>
<p>Thanks you guys! :):)</p>
<p>Our teacher gave us a set of 8-20 questions on every chapter of campbells which we had to answer and turn in - that's all the reading I did. I would answer the questions by skimming the book for answers then listen to his lectures and I would do find on the tests. You really don't need to read the whole book (and would be very bored).</p>
<p>Wow, sounds cool to me! ;)</p>
<p>lol when I read harvard's first sentence, I kept reading "Well, if you study consistently and are attractive, you should do well."
And I kept saying to myself .. what .. seems like I need to get to bed.
Anyway Cliff's is the best prep book, good luck, i'm taking this next year too.</p>
<p>Bump... :D</p>
<p>AP Bio was wonderful for me-had a great, experienced, and witty teacher. He prepped us really well with detailed essay questions, but his multiple choice scarred us for life.</p>
<p>lol, but then he's a nice guy-dropped the curve to 85% by the end of the semester.</p>
<p>AP Bio isn't too scary-just buy yourself a nice cliffnotes prepbook at the beginning and study throughout. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>hey,
i plan to take the AP Bio next year without taking the AP course at school, because my ****ty school doesnt offer any AP courses other that Calculus AB. However, i bought a AP Kaplan Prep book from Kaplan and plan to use it. I would like to know if it is possible for me to get a 4+. I'm pretty good at memorizing stuff..esp like vocab an' stuff..</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I'm not going to lie. AP Bio was my most difficult exam. Probably because i am more humanities oriented, so the maths/sciences are not my forte. I did get a 5 though, but it took time, and i was self-studying completely from scratch, no prior knowledge etc.
All i used were Princeton Review and Cliffs. PR gave me a basic, clear understanding before delving into the more complicated Cliffs, but i find that both were equally necessary to prepare for the exam. These two together will prepare you wonderfully. I think what i did was read PR first, then Cliffs, and then PR again right before the test.</p>