MathGuy777

O.o NSQ REPLIED TO ME!! DDDD
Anyways,
@NSQ: I did get to visit her but apparently, the prof. I am in contact with decided that maybe I shouldn't do research... -_- I was really upset by this, because I didn't expect such a rejection (I kind of did before she said I could help out, but...)
She said I could continue writing reports on stem cells (that's currently what she's focusing on), but I don't think I can have hands-on lab research, because apparently she's never had a high school student before, and all the undergrads, grads, and post-docs have some appointment paperwork and internship or something.... Then she was saying how lab safety is a huge concern.
^ Basically what she said through email.

There's pretty much no other universities nearby except for that place... what should I do??

I feel fortunate that she even considered me, but I may not be able to do research in my high school years...

MathGuy777

Oh, and NSQ I apologize for writing so much.. he. he. I'm just overreacting probably... :/
Also, your notes are amazing! I'm using them while I'm reading Campbell

bill2507733

@NSQ
I missed the semifinal cutoff by one last year as a freshman. I really want to make finals this year. do you have any tips for those few odd questions n the open exam that aren't from C&R?

starchow

@NSQ
I am studying from campbell 6th do you think it is okay to study from or is it too old for the test?

starchow

does anyone have any old semis?

MathGuy777

@bill2507733: That's so cool! I'm going to be a freshman next year, do you think you could give me some advice?

Opinion559

C & R does not cover skeletal system???? Is there another textbook we should refer to or it is not important?

IceQube

Hi guys! Count me in. I might be a rising senior but I'm interested in participating in the Bio Olympiad . I have the Campbell Book, 7th ed., AP and SAT II Bio stuff, and tons of MCAT material at my disposal. Let's do this .

Opinion559

IceQube: How useful are the MCAT material? Where do you get those?

IceQube

Most of the questions are slightly above AP level; some are actually at AP level. Some of them I purchased; most of them were given to me by a friend who no longer has any need for them .

I like the MCAT material because it is condensed. Sure, I could just try to memorize the Campbell book, but that's going to be incredibly difficult and incredibly boring. The MCAT materials are just review books; the authors condense the material, and there are frequent quizzes, which keep me on my toes (as opposed to the Campbell book, in which there are a measly 10 questions per chapter).

I'll probably go through the Campbell book eventually, but not before getting a solid foundation laid with the MCAT books.

I also have this incredible MCAT book with "1001 questions" ... THAT'LL be useful (I hope) for the Bio Olympiad .

AspiringBioGod

@opinion, there are two pages on the skeletal system in chapter 49, sensory and motor mechanisms (page 1065 if your using the 7th edition like I am) .

also, does anyone have any tips on pronouncing some of the taxonomy (otherwise sounding it out)? I feel that I'm probably butchering all of the terms and I don't want to say it wrong when/if I have a chance to actually use them.

one last thing @NSQ: by the 90% Cambells + 50% Raven's (sorry to keep bringing this up in this thread because its probably not the best reference point and its been asked multiple times), is this a standard to get into semis, or finals?

thanks everyone!

starchow

Hey, do you guys think that the six edition of C&R is current enough?
Are you guys taking notes from C&R?
I have read through it 1 time and I am taking notes now on my second run though it.

yellowflowers

When is the open exam administered?

Opinion559

The opens are sometime in Feb. Check the CEE website for the calender.

starchow

Why are you guys ignoring me? I am a biology-person too.