Should I take AP Bio?

muffinqueen
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:31:01 +0000

I took AP Bio last year (freshmen year), along with two other APs (Stat/World). I also had swim practice daily and did not get home until 6:30 ish, plus shower then dinner, which meant i started homework at around 7:30 at the earliest. From my perspective, which I’m assuming is vaguely similar to yours… I’d say it’s totally manageable. I think it really will depend on the teacher in terms of work. If you know who your bio teacher will be, talk to him/her and ask about the workload to figure out if it’s doable for you.

The AP test was pretty easy (I got a five ). In terms of the subject, I absolutely loved biology. Except the section on ecology. Overall, the concepts weren’t extremely complex, but it is a TON of memorization. Concepts aren’t extremely heavily applied because there’s just SO MUCH to cover. However, the test is focused heavily on concepts and isn’t like chem or physics which have a focus on calculations.

Hope that helped :)