<p>Anonymous:
how much did you study this year compared to last year?</p>
<p>how can i do this? i dont think my school does this.</p>
<p>@yearsofwisdom: Best to speak with your bio teacher right away.
@Makodesu: No points are deducted for brainless guessing :D</p>
<p>Personally I think this year’s Olympiad was easier compared to the others I’ve seen on the Internet (freshie here). Personally bummed that the deadline was extended, I was itching to go over answers as some of them were pretty crazy.</p>
<p>i dont think my teacher would know…</p>
<p>they added “select all that are correct” questions :(((
definitely harder than last year… for me at least. forgot all my bio heheh</p>
<p>I don’t know what to say - there isn’t much he or she needs to know. Just direct her to [CEE:</a> USABO Teacher Resource Center Sign In](<a href=“http://173.73.73.13/apps/usabo/index.jsp]CEE:”>http://173.73.73.13/apps/usabo/index.jsp) and make sure he or she registers for the 2011 year.</p>
<p>It costs money though, so be ready if neither the teacher nor the student body is interested enough to pay up.</p>
<p>for the “select all” ones, did you actually bubble in multiple choices? or just one…:/</p>
<p>how difficult is it? and is it worth trying for? im a sophomore in AP bio and doing pretty well</p>
<p>For the “select all that apply” ones, you do bubble in multiple choices. I now really want to know how their scoring machine’s algorithm works.</p>
<p>“pretty well” is SO vague that it’s not even worth discussing. This test is far, far beyond the scope of AP Bio.</p>
<p>I was told that the multiple-answer questions are scored on an all-or-nothing basis, which would really suck…anyone confirm this?</p>
<p>^^Interesting. So would you consider applying that sentence to how the USAMO level for math is far beyond any AP math level?</p>
<p>It sounds interesting…like an actual chance to be creative in bio, not just memorizing a bunch of unapplicable stuff. :)</p>
<p>Does anyone know if there were different forms? (A, B, C or D)
I remember that there was a section on the scantron where you bubble in a form letter, but I forgot to check to see if I had to bubble it…</p>
<p>^^ lol rando, USAMO is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay harder than BC</p>
<p>If anyone wants to discuss questions, PM me.
(also be sure to have a few proofs that you’ve taken the test) :)</p>
<p>@azn: You need to know stuff comprehensively to do well. I remember last year I drew a blank on all of the “you have these conditions, how does it resolve?” questions. This year, after studying a lot more, they all make sense.</p>
<p>did u make it to National Finals messiah?</p>
<p>USABO makes taking the AP Bio test without any studying look like a nice stroll in the park. And it’s not really anything you can “study” for. Like, nothing you do will guarantee a perfect score. It’s a bunch of extremely specific questions about obscure subjects.</p>
<p>The USAMO is even harder. It’s kind of like, running a marathon blindfolded, without shoes, and without water.</p>
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Yes. Of course.</p>
<p>USAMO really does not cover any field of math that you didn’t cover in high school. However, it goes to the depth of about Algebra 34.</p>
<p>(Why 34? It’s a Fibonacci number. :P)</p>
<p>^Idk, while USAMO never goes into anything Calculus or higher, it is sometimes necessary to be familiar with concepts that go into greater depth than anything you learn in high school. But yeah, USAMO is fundamentally not about how much you know, but how well you can apply it.</p>
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I actually heard it was partial credit. Points for getting parts correct, negative points for getting some wrong(most probably to prevent people from bubbling everything)</p>