AP Biology is honestly on of the best classes I have taken throughout my high school career. It was also one of the hardest. Many of you may be nervous about all the work that comes with taking an AP Biology class and you should be. If you wait until the last minute to do things you are going to have problems. The best way I can explain this to you is to explain my study schedule for this class. Most everyday you will take notes in class. I don't know about you but my notes are always very messy and full of little sidenotes of the things to remember, drawings that describe something, and random tidbits that make little to no sense. I made it a habit to type all my notes out when I got home. This gave me a chance to re-organize my thoughts and go over the main points of the class. When it came to reading the chapters in the book I had the hardest time. Reading a textbook is never something I enjoy and I never really retain anything. I made it a habit to print out all the extra credit reading guides before reading a chapter. I would use the reading guide to help me pick up on the important parts of chapter. I allowed me to avoid reading something I really didn't need to know as well as getting me some extra points to help my grade. Instead of doing the actual study guides as we walked through material I would wait until a couple days before the test. I would sit down and fill out as much of the study guide as I could with out my notes or the text book. When I was finished I would look at what I didn't know and use that as a guide of what information I needed to look over. All in all this class will be as easy or as hard as you want to make it. If you use your time wisely and do a little bit every night this class will not be all that difficult. I absolutely loved this class and I hope that you do too.
Live long and prosper!
