<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I think with this new exam, the curve will be generous. Nobody knows exactly what to expect.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I need some help D:
So here is my situation,
I am currently taking AP Biology at my school and I am scheduled to take the AP test in the second week of May and the Sat 2 Subject test in the first week of May. I received an A in my class first semester (and probably will get one second semester), but I have since slacked off and my concepts are weak. However, I am determined to study these next two weeks in hopes of scoring an 800 on the Sat 2 Bio. (I am also planning to get a 5 on the AP test). However, I am only using the AP BIOLOGY Barron’s to study for both the Sat 2 and the AP test. Do you guys recommend that I go ahead and study for the AP test alone and postpone my Sat 2 bio to June? Or do you guys feel that 2 weeks with the AP Biology Barron’s will be enough to score an 800 on the Sat 2 Biology Subject test. Some advice would be helpful, thanks!</p>
<p>Have you guys seen the new multiple choice questions? Our teacher showed us them Friday and they are very long and involved, some of them taking up entire pages 
The only good thing is there are only 4 answer choices… I much prefer the older questions</p>
<p>You can look in the course and exam description.</p>
<p><a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
<p>Hi Guys, I found this online <a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/2012advances/Pearson_Campbell_Biology_9th_Edition.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/2012advances/Pearson_Campbell_Biology_9th_Edition.pdf</a>
I feel like this is such a great guide because it specifies what pages in Campbell you need to study for the AP exam and, just as important, what topics you will NOT need to know.
According to the guide, a big part of animal physiology wont be on the test, such as osmoregulation, nutrition, circulatory and gas exchange. I think we only need to know the immune, endocrine, and nervous system. That’s wonderful! Less stuff to study! Had I not found this guide I would just go ahead and study everything LOL…but again, should I trust it too much? What if questions about the circulatory system show up on the test? D: thoughts? have you heard anything from your teachers about what content is not required on the AP exam?</p>
<p>Thanks DestinyPenrose for that resource! What I’ve heard is that the major body systems that will be tested are immune, endocrine and nervous systems. The rest are supplementary/may not be tested very much.</p>
<p>I’m taking my final this Saturday and I’m really scared. Our teacher has gone (I feel) overboard with info, as far as i can see from the new curriculum online… so I don’t know what to study anymore. For example, the new curriculum says we don’t have to know stages of embryonic development but our teacher has taught it in LOTS of detail. Same with osmoregulation and all that stuff that we supposedly aren’t supposed to know. </p>
<p>I have no time to reread the textbook for the stuff we actually need to know and I’m just so confused!</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Also, do you think doing old practice mc (things online like the released College Board exam from 2008) will be helpful?</p>
<p>@savethetrees I think the link that I posted will be a good guide for you to know what to study and what not to study for the AP exam. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks DestinyPenrose! I will take a look at the link. </p>
<p>Good luck to all AP Bio-ers! :D</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the 2013 AP Bio curve may look like?</p>
<p>^^ Yeah. I’d like to know too…
How’s everyone doing with prep btw. I’ll be done with Chapter 8 (Cliff’s) today…</p>
<p>My biology teacher didn’t even KNOW they changed the AP exam until 2 weeks ago when I asked him a question about it. He said What? It’s not changing? And I’m like yes… I’m pretty sure it is. So we learned everything that the old AP exam required. </p>
<p>Am I pretty much screwed?! Can’t believe he didn’t know! </p>
<p>Btw here are the conversions for all the textbooks:
<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
<p>I guess I have to go through this with my Cliffnotes and study :</p>
<p>@pickepickle I would highly recommend getting the latest Barron’s Biology book, as it is updated for the bew test. Cliffnotes isnt updated for it at all.</p>
<p>Normally it wouldnt matter very much if your book is updated or not, since you’re just reviewing what your teacher taught you, but since your teacher hasnt taught you about the 4 Big Ideas and stuff, I would HIGHLY suggest that you get a book that will at least somewhat teach you the new curriculum. </p>
<p>And my teacher was required to go to a weeklong “camp” during the summer where they taught the AP Bio teachers all the new labs and stuff… Wonder why yours didnt…</p>
<p>I feel like new princeton review book is not much different from old version of cliff notes. I spotted exactly same organization/ word phrases… Does anyone feel in same way?</p>
<p>As MedicalBoy said I’m pretty sure the curve will be in our favor. My teacher basically said the same thing, as it seems really no one knows what to expect.</p>
<p>My friend got a 3 because his teacher taught him the wrong stuff (focused on plants instead of animals, which was on the test) is this the case still? Do they really focus on one instead of the other so it’s like a 50/50 chance (sorta)?</p>
<p>hi.i’m new in this site. I was reading your posts and wondering if you guys know links to the previous AP Bio exams, particularly the 2012. that would be very helpful.</p>
<p>Is the prep book that supplements campbell’s any good? Pearson’s something…</p>
<p>Any reviews for cliffs yet?</p>
<p>According to what I’ve heard from my teacher, they are taking out the majority of animal and plant function part.</p>
<p>So here is my cumulative study plan for biology:</p>
<ol>
<li>Chemistry</li>
<li>Cell</li>
<li>Genetics</li>
<li>Evolution</li>
<li>Ecology</li>
</ol>
<p>and since I have the old Cliffs/Princeton Review, I’m just skipping body systems/plants </p>
<p>what are you guys doing to study for the new AP Bio exam?</p>