How Hard is AP Biology?

keellota
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:06:46 +0000

It’s really not that hard. I thought the test was a let-down; I was expecting at least a small challenge for my first AP test sophomore year. The AP exam honestly felt like some standard or honors biology final.

And it’s not memorization in the way that, say, APUSH is.
Most of the biology concepts flow together and make intuitive sense.

Anyway, what I did:
I read Campbell/Reece 6th edition through chapter 20ish. Then, my teacher let me have her extra sample copy of the 8th edition, from which I read the rest of the chapters. For prep before the test I skimmed the accompanying Campbell/Reece guide that basically summarized the textbook in key points.