"Official" 2015 USABO thread

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Using High school life instead of the other threads cause it's more active.</p>

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<p>I’m thinking about trying USABO this year. I’m not 100% sure if I can handle it on top of everything else this year, though. But I’ve already taken AP Bio, and read through Campbell’s once because of taking the class. </p>

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<p>what do you guys think of a senior starting USABO for the first time?</p>

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<p>@emenya have u had ap bio?</p>

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<p>@wcao9311 Yeah I took it last year. I really loved it. I had a high A year round if that means anything. I’ve also done Science UIL? Will that help?</p>

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<p>Don’t know what Science UIL is but, AP bio means you are familiar with Campbell, so depending on how much work you put in it’s possible that anything could happen/ Just read campbell like 4 more times.</p>

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<p>hey guys, is campbell’s all that’s needed to get you to semifinalist status? also what kinds of books are recommended for the semifinal exam?</p>

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<p>@whenpigsfly‌625 that is all you need, it can even get u into camp if you can think critically.</p>

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<p>@whenpigsfly625 I read through about 3/4 of Campbell last year and made it to semis. If you want to make it past semis, I’ve heard Raven’s Biology of Plants and Alberts are great too.</p>

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<p>Ok this is great. I have the ninth edition that I’m reading now. Will that be good?</p>

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<p><a href=“https://www.usabo-trc.org/sites/default/files/USABO%20Biology%20References.pdf”>https://www.usabo-trc.org/sites/default/files/USABO%20Biology%20References.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How far are you guys into Campbell?</p>

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<p>0 pages. Still haven’t bought the book yet OTL
Somebody shoot me in the head.
I wonder if I can still make it to camp if I start mid october…</p>

<p>@boomvoom4000‌ .</p>

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<p>^Same Well, I’m on chapter 4 but school is draining lol</p>

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<p>Haven’t started studying. Research, college apps, and physics are killing me slowly. Ain’t nobody got time for this right now. (not until Christmas at least)</p>

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Freaked out about upcoming olympiad? Don’t know what to revise? Take a look: http://biolympiads.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/freaked-out-about-upcoming-olympiad.html