*"Official" 2013 USABO*

Test Preparation AP Sciences
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<p>@NSQ
Did you make the USABO Finals in your senior year of high school?</p>

<p>@FlyingWombat
Campbell Biology is very well written and easy to understand.</p>

<p>@JJoy15
The national average this year was 18, and the passing score was 25. Either way, aim for a much higher score next year.</p>

<p>@BeanDelphiki
Bean Delphiki? Are you a fan of Ender’s Shadow?</p>

<p>The AP tests are over! It’s time to prepare for the USABO Finals and USABO 2014. Good luck to all the Finalists.
Biology is awesome!</p>

1002

<p>Guys…for USABO 2014…whats the most efficient way to commit Campbell Bio to memory? Flashcards, mindmaps, etc? Which one is the best and why?</p>

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<p>@nsquared2 - Whatever works best for you. At least based on the 2012 thread, there are many different ways (notes, straight reading, magic, etc.)</p>

<p>Also, I just realized that Post #991 conveyed a totally different impression than that which I was going for. My bad. The general drift was simply that you can get by a lot of questions without actually fully understanding what the question is asking.</p>

1004

<p>@ry1219</p>

<p>I made camp junior year and senior year, and ibo senior year. I’m one of this year’s TA’s as well :D</p>

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<p>Omg NSQ <3333333333</p>

<p>Do we meet TA’s at camp (if we attend)?</p>

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<p>Ha, I’m really surprised you were rejected from HYP.</p>

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<p>It’s an excellent score for a freshman not in AP Biology. However, if you want to make nationals you will have to do much better.</p>

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<p>Hey guys, so I attempted to start a USABO club last year but I had no sponsor (my bio teacher refused to), and I think my AP Chem teacher is willing to sponsor it this year (hooray!) Unfortunately, I will be taking ~6 AP classes as an (upcoming) sophomore, and will be busy with a variety of extracurriculars. However, I really want to do well on the USABO exam this year as a barometer for my understanding of biology. For those of you who made it past open exam and were busy students, how did you balance your time effectively?</p>

1008

<p>Sorry for: the long post/too much personal info/this question’s probably asked before
But thank you so much in advance to anyone who answers it :)</p>

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<p>There aren’t really many people interested in biology where I live, so I was wondering if any of you would be interesting in joining an online USABO study group. If so, I’ll go ahead and create one. It’d be really nice to work with self-motivated biology lovers for a change! :D</p>

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<p>Is it worth my time to do the practice problems at the end of each chapter for Campbell?</p>

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<p>Does anyone have past semifinals questions for bio Olympiad and can send me?
Thanks.</p>

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<p>Teacher accounts on the USABO website should have access to (some) old Semis.</p>

<p>~NSQ</p>

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<p>New thread! <a href=“"Official" 2014 USABO thread - AP Sciences - College Confidential Forums”>"Official" 2014 USABO thread - AP Sciences - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>[See</a> here.](<a href=“http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/SHS/dept/science/truglio/ap-webpage2011-12/drtbiology-USABO.html]See”>http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/SHS/dept/science/truglio/ap-webpage2011-12/drtbiology-USABO.html) You’re welcome.</p>

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<p>hey can someone pls pls pls pls email me the ans to the 2013 usabo open exam?!??!?! I’m already in college but would really appreciate it!!</p>

1016

<p>I can’t access with last year’s student I.D. Do I have to get new student I.D.? My Bio teacher has already registered.</p>

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<p>Hey guys… sorry to bump up a new thread, but I just took the 2013 open test as a practice and cant find any answer keys online. Could somebody upload a copy or something? My school is administering the test tomorrow! Feeling nervous :-S </p>