Should I self study AP Biology?

gomdorri
Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:42:49 +0000

I personally think it’s totally worth it. I self-studied biology last year and got an easy 5 after a weekend of cramming.

This year’s AP exam seems like it will be easier. For the 2012 AP bio exam, there was a LOOOOOT of memorization involved, and I spent a really long time trying to master human systems and plants. This year, they’re taking out plants entirely, and most of human systems… which were the only two dreary parts about the biology exam. Months after taking the bio exam and forgetting most of what I memorized, I did the practice questions released by collegeboard for the 2013 exam and still got most of the multiple choice right. If you have a little extra time, I’d definitely recommend taking the AP bio exam.

From what I’ve seen, tons of colleges offer AP credit for the bio exam so why not?