*** Official AP Biology Thread 2012-2013 ***

<p>and OH MY GOSH. I just got a C on my AP Biology final and it was the exact same practice exam! OH MY GOODNESS</p>

<p>There were questions that covered a whole page… T.T (they might have been from Barron’s, I don’t know…)</p>

<p>Oh god. I have this practice exam (for a test grade) tomorrow.</p>

<p>Me too, and I only started studying yesterday Lol. My teacher is absolutely terrible, I’m basically just teaching all the information to myself from the review books and hoping for the best. If I manage a 3 I will cry tears of joy</p>

<p>Is CliffNotes too much information, or is it an accurate indicator of how much information is needed for the exam?</p>

<p>Yea which sections of the cliffsnotes would you say are quintessential for a 5? Are there any sections in there that I can just skip?</p>

<p>Has anyone actually read the entire Campbell Biology AP edition? Because I don’t think that that’s going to happen for me…</p>

<p>Seriously the came situation. He sprung this practice test on us today and I know no one is going to pass. A 3 on the actual exam would be such a surprise.</p>

<p>Do you guys think that the 3rd edition Cliffs crambook will be sufficient for this new exam?? I might just go to the bookstore and quickly skim the new edition book, but I hope things aren’t TOO different…
Also, I haven’t started studying yet. Or for Euro. O_O</p>

<p>Has anyone actually done the practice tests, which you can only do in class, they’re not released? Once you do, you’ll change the way you want to review, as it is really is conceptual, which translates into vague and unclear questions. Well, what do you think?</p>

<p>The Cliffs 4th edition is vastly different than the 3rd edition, to account for the new test format (even the practice questions only have 4 rather than 5 answer choices now)</p>

<p>Last I checked there’s still five answer choices.</p>

<p>How much taxonomy, plants, and anatomy is going to be on the test?</p>

<p>There’s definitely only four answer choices now. I doubt that’s going to make the test much easier though…</p>

<p>As for the content, I’ve been hearing that a lot of the questions require analysis (lab-type stuff) and don’t concentrate too much on the extreme details of plants, animals, etc. We’re probably fine with a general working understanding of the many topics</p>

<p>Now that I think about it there was only four answer choices on the practice test. And they don’t require ANY memorization. If they want you know about plant function they’ll give you all the information and graphs an you just have to be familiar with basic information like what a xylem and phloem are.</p>

<p>Is there an answer key for the released practice exam?</p>

<p>Also in class</p>

<p>Can anyone please provide advice for the free-response questions? My teacher is on sick leave and I’ve been getting conflicting messages from various sources. In my Barron’s review book (updated for this exam) it recommends labeling each section of our essay (like 1a., 2b., etc.) but for every other AP exam I’ve taken doing that results in an automatic 0. Advice for this and the new exam in general?</p>

<p>Definitely label them 1a, 1b, 1c. Each part of the free response asks a different question. It makes no sense to blend them together without labeling them. What exams have you taken on which that’s a zero?</p>

<p>In my humanities APs (Psych, World History, US History, English Lang) my teachers have told me to write straight up essays and simply format according to the prompt. It’s worked for me so far - just wanted to see if Bio did it differently. Thank you for your advice though, I really had no idea!</p>