The USABO 2008 Club

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<p>I did a rough count and came up with 40 points on part A, 40 on part B, and 45 on part C. I think I got a 32 - 34 on the part A, 26 - 30 on part B, and 25 - 30 on part C, but that’s a slightly optimistic estimate.</p>

<p>Although about being easier, I have no idea, but there’s no way the cutoff will be higher than 2/3…some of these questions…man, I’ll explain when we’re allowed to talk specifics (april 1st?)</p>

<p>EDIT: wow, if part C has less points than I think then that’s a good thing (for me lol).</p>

<p>And that would mean the cutoff hits the upper 70s if the 119 mark is right.</p>

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<p>I think I averaged around the low 30s for all three parts. I DESPISED part B. Those types of questions invite stupid mistakes, or at least for me.</p>

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<p>Not sure how many part C had, but I’m pretty sure there were more than 40 for part B. Primarily because the last few (maybe 5) were worth more than the questions from the rest of the section. I counted 43 for that section.</p>

<p>Edit: Do they give partial credit for part C? I’m guessing they split up points amongst the various questions, but if I named the correct concept but didnt explain fully, do I get some credit?</p>

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<p>nah, it was only the last 2</p>

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<p>They definitely do give partial credit. Last year I got a .25 at the end of my score. Since all the questions are worth at least .5, they must have taken pity on me.</p>

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<p>Did anyone else run out of time?</p>

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<p>I sort of ran out of time, but yeah, I really, really hated part B. Plus, the focus this year was basically on the things that I didn’t study for. Also, I have strep throat, so I don’t know how that turned out.</p>

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<p>Weird, I finished the test in an hour. Then again, I only had 2/3 of part C done at that point.</p>

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<p>i got a 0/125 YAY <em>revives thread</em></p>

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<p>What do you guys think your estimated scores are? I think my score range is 72-92.</p>

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<p>I think a low of 90 to a max of 110, but I wouldn’t bet anything on it.</p>

<p>Is anyone studying for finals?</p>

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<p>Can you take the biology exam in your senior year? What about chemistry and math?</p>

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<p>Yes, you can take any of the olympiads in your senior year.</p>

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<p>Im not studying for finals, considering USNCO is 3 weeks away, lol.</p>

<p>And a word of caution to seniors taking USNCO: if you take anymore college courses than a year of Organic Chemistry, you’re automatically ineligible for the olympiad, so do all your advanced studying (after introductory orgo) independently…</p>

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<p>I’m not a citizen, so I can’t move to the next round of USNCO. I’m still quite bitter over that since I found out about it last year. Good luck w/ USNCO though! You’ll definitely have an edge over the rest of us who let our chem slide in USABO as well, if they decide to focus a little bit more on biochem in finals than on semis.</p>

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<p>thanks, although the biochem in USNCO is…at the atomic level, whereas most molecules in USABO biochem are represented with some rather exotic models.</p>

<p>(and yeah, the citizenship rule is stupid, USNCO might be the most open in terms of handing out info, but it has the most stringent rules. The 2 people per school limit is also stupid IMO, as is the beyond-general chem course max.)</p>

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<p>when did the usaBO forum become the usnCO forum?</p>

<p>usaBO biochem is practically nonexistent. unless knowing names of random enzymes counts. or free energy…</p>

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<p>Yeah, the hardest biochem in usabo is memorizing the structures and properties of the amino acids…</p>

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<p>Which wasn’t even on this years test</p>

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<p>yeah…btw when are we allowed to discuss the content of the test?</p>