<p>I agree, the whole reformatting of the test seemed like it would bring in a great population of biologists to the class. I mean, I’m an analytical person, and while I am up for memorizing the tons of information, I think the “whole is great than the sums of its part” would be much more appealing. Not much to do about that now, though.</p>
<p>F–k me, they change it the year after I take it…</p>
<p>I’m doing bio…</p>
<p>what review book should I get?</p>
<p>I took APUSH and AP BIO this year, my junior year, got B+ as my final grade for AP Bio (1 point away from A- 
) and for APUSH A. </p>
<p>The AP bio class was very tough and i didnt study for the AP exam…i was on like question 95 while everyone else was on 35…i just wanted to get done with it.
Id be shocked if i got a 3 lol</p>
<p>APUSH exam was very fun and enjoyable as was the class, I have hope for it.</p>
<p>I LOVED AP Bio, got an A in the class, and a 5 on the exam. What I did was I bought a Princeton review, and used it to supplement the textbook and review guide our teacher gave us. Use the Princeton review throughout the year, even I’d you think you really understand the topic. Take good notes, and read the textbook as well as the study guide. Use all three resources to study for tests and quizzes. Also, two weeks before the AP test, make a schedule where you study one or two topics or chapters PER DAY until the day of the AP test. Take a couple practice tests. By the time the year is over, you should have read through the entire Princeton review at least two times</p>
<p>What should I memorize for bio?</p>
<p>I heard one person’s teacher had them memorize nearly 300 root words as a summer assignment. They were going to be tested on the first day back. Useful, or a waste of time?</p>
<p>What I did was memorize all the bold topics as we went along in the curriculum. It’s useless to do it before do it as you go along that way it’s more applicable</p>
<p>Not to mention easier. There’s a lot of memorization in AP bio</p>
<p>Just to make this clear: BUY CLIFFSAP FOR AP BIO REVIEW! It’s great for self-studiers and for those who had the class. I self-studied, although I was taking Honors Bio at the time. Get Princeton Review for the practice tests (some questions were VERY similar this year). I’d recommend just getting it out of the library, instead of paying for it.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how I did on the AP test since I’m not going to pay the money to hear the results via the telephone. However, I would say that you really should start early and to get a good study partner (especially if you’re self-studying). I met one of my good friends through self-studying and it was helpful going over things with him.</p>
<p>Do not hesitate to do extra review out of school if you have a crappy teacher. The test this past year was pretty easy (general consensus here on CC), but next year’s might not be. Oh, and I made maybe 600 flashcards, but they were helpful!</p>
<p>everyone seems to be using Campbell textbook, but my teacher is using: </p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (9780534388003): Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Unity-Diversity-CD-ROM-InfoTrac/dp/0534388000/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310265736&sr=8-2]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Unity-Diversity-CD-ROM-InfoTrac/dp/0534388000/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310265736&sr=8-2)</p>
<p>does it matter or is Campbell the better of the two??</p>
<p>People who have taken AP Bio: Did you guys ever use these? [Biology</a> Outlines | Course-Notes.Org](<a href=“http://www.course-notes.org/Biology/Outlines]Biology”>Outlines | CourseNotes)</p>
<p>This year’s AP Biology exam was pretty easy, particularly the free response section for the A version, lending credence to the idea that next year’s exam will be more difficult. As others have said it’s mainly memorization, and if you have a good teacher I think it has the potential to be very simple. Don’t waste time learning about fungus or physiology of anything except plants and humans; I made that mistake this year when I was self-studying out of the Campbell Biology book and only found out later that those topics are really never on the exam in much depth. If you are using Campbell’s Biology in your class, the powerpoints for each chapter are floating around the internet on a college website. Just google it and it’ll be there.</p>
<p>Please brace yourself…!! I love Biology and took the AP course/exam this year…got a 5…you seriously will be fine with some hard work and A GOOD REVIEW BOOK! cannot stress that enough…get CLIFFS or PRINCETON…ALSO…tons and tons of PRACTICE QUESTIONS…every free response is on the internet, but the MC…either your teacher has or you will have to trade on collegeconfidential 
…but really…studying, a review book and a lot of practice questions will help you throughout the year and to get the 5:)</p>
<p>CliffsAP AP Biology (3rd Edition) is good 
I only revised for the exam using that book (from cover-to-cover, except for the ‘Reproduction’, ‘Animal Behaviour’ and ‘Ecology’ topics cos I started my revision only about 3 days before the exam ><) for my AP Biology exam earlier this year and obtained a ‘5’. </p>
<p>The book contains just the right amount of details/information you will need for the AP Biology exam. However, IIRC, the first chapter on Chemistry (approx. 7% of the exam content according to CollegeBoard) is quite brief so it may be good to refer to your own high school or AP Biology course notes for that chapter.</p>
<p>The only bad thing about the book is that there are very few diagrams/illustrations… So if you are a visual learner, you can try to get the Barron’s AP Biology book as well. Their diagrams/illustrations are clear and really aid in one’s revision IMO. All the best for the AP Biology exam next year! :)</p>
<p>I LOVED BIO. I can’t tell if it was due to my class becoming a family or the curriculum but I thought it was pretty enjoyable. What I used to study was Barron’s AP Bio prep book… but all I did was read it through and took only one diagnostic test, which helped me focus on things I didn’t know. I didn’t really do any of the sectioned questions or anything. I also used a compilation of flash cards (about body/nature processes and other things) I made for tests/quizzes that we had throughout the course as another study source. They were helpful! I got a 5 :)</p>
<p>I’m taking it!</p>
<p>I’m trying to decide what I want to do, I’m signed up to take it this year, but if I wanted to it wouldn’t be too late to switch and take the revised version next year, I’m just trying to decide which would be easier to get a 5 on and which would relate to the college version more since I plan on doing something biology related in college.</p>
<p>^
I’m taking it next year simply because the teachers have experience teaching it. It’s probably easier to get a 5 on the current version because there are plenty of old questions floating around to practice with. Also, I don’t want to be a guinea pig for the revised version.</p>