Self-study AP Bio, is it worth it?

bpsbgs
Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:31:43 +0000

If you have no interest, I would advise against self-studying. It is a labor of love, more than anything else, in all honesty. Last year, I self-studied AP World, and though I got a 5, it was a harrowing task, pulling a few all-nighters just to make sure I had adequately covered everything. And I want to major in History and Poli Sci. Therefore, unless you really feel you have the discipline to learn AP Bio (which is in and of itself quite a bit of work, because you also need to learn how to write in such a manner as to exploit the rubric), then I would urge you to skip it.

Self-studying really helps in areas where you have a keen interest, but it is exceedingly difficult to do so without that drive. Also, even having taken an “advanced” biology class, I doubt highly that you hit all of the topics that AP bio harps on, and even if you did, I doubt that you covered it with the depth that the exam requires.