studying bio

[the11joker]

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I've done a lot of searching and am taking the test in a few weeks.

What is the best way to study for bio? It seems like so much. I have cliffs, along with notes, cambells notes, alans notes, and destroyer.

It just seems too much. I'm a third year bio major, so I know the basics for most of the topics, but I am just wondering if everyone read cover to cover (for ex. cliffs), or if flash cards were used, or both?

Thanks a lot for reading

 

[IsaacYankem]

Go through Cliff's and have a solid grasp of everything in there. The nitty gritty details for plants isn't so relevant, and supplement that with Human physiology from elsewhere. The Bio section is doable, but it's tricky in how they ask you the question. There certainly are some layups, but some questions appear that test a basic concept but do so in a very convoluted manner.

 

[J777]

Go through Cliff's and have a solid grasp of everything in there. The nitty gritty details for plants isn't so relevant, and supplement that with Human physiology from elsewhere. The Bio section is doable, but it's tricky in how they ask you the question. There certainly are some layups, but some questions appear that test a basic concept but do so in a very convoluted manner.

This is right on the money. I had some questions on very basic concepts but found them difficult because of the wording. Or sometimes, I found that there were two answer choices that could have been very correct. Know Cliffs and content from a basic physio textbook. Also, know all the concepts from DQV bio and destroyer bio, making sure to look up the information surrounding the question (i.e. the topic that the question was testing, not just the question itself). Also know each of the incorrect answers as well. I think it would be safe to say that if you have a solid grasp on all this, you will be prepared for nearly anything they might throw at you. Good luck

 

[the11joker]

Thanks a lot guys. I will look into the vault. I was going to use destroyer, cliffs, notecards, and Campbell's for physio

 

[IsaacYankem]

Thanks a lot guys. I will look into the vault. I was going to use destroyer, cliffs, notecards, and Campbell's for physio

That sounds like a good plan. This is a good site for random practice q's from Campbell's FYI http://205.173.44.50/classes/science/campbell/bc_campbell_biology_7/0,7052,2621894-,00.html

Free practice material is always useful, and this is a great way to check your understanding of things.

 

[tandem7]

Also look at Craig Savage videos on youtube and Khan Academy videos and consistently draw out diagrams and processes over and over again. This helped me tremendously.