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Michelle in AL
06-30-2009, 10:36 AM
Remember my 15yr old dd I posted about who just didn't get around to studying for the AP exam unitl 2 weeks before (I had been encouraging her to study since January:tongue_smilie:)? I almost didn't have her take it because I thought she was ill prepared.

She got a 4!!!!:party:

She did work hard on her class throughout the yr, so I'm glad her effort paid off.
learning2gether
06-30-2009, 10:48 AM
Congratulations to you and your student.
Nissi
06-30-2009, 11:07 AM
Congrats to your dd! AP Bio is a tough one to tackle.
Jan in MO
06-30-2009, 11:13 AM
Congratulations to her! That is one tough exam!
Heather in VA
06-30-2009, 11:18 AM
Remember my 15yr old dd I posted about who just didn't get around to studying for the AP exam unitl 2 weeks before (I had been encouraging her to study since January:tongue_smilie:)? I almost didn't have her take it because I thought she was ill prepared.

She got a 4!!!!:party:

She did work hard on her class throughout the yr, so I'm glad her effort paid off.

Congratulations!! So tell me - what did you use to get her so prepared? I have to ask as I sit her scouring the boards for a Biology plan :-).

Heather
kpupg
06-30-2009, 11:32 AM
Congratulations to her and to you!

We are facing that test next year :tongue_smilie:

Karen
Michelle in AL
06-30-2009, 11:36 AM
She took AP Biology with Scholars Online, which was a VERY difficult class. It really pushed her. They used Campbell's Biology Concepts and Connections. Looking at the text as an outsider, I thought it focused too much on the connections part and not enough on the explanations part, she did fine with it though.

She used Barron's AP Biology study guide. She said that was a total waste of time, since it covered only the difficult portions of biology concepts and the test covered basic biology for the most part. I really wonder if you could use a more basic text, really grasp the concepts and do well. The AP labs were summarized in the guide and that was definitely needed for the test.
FloridaLisa
06-30-2009, 03:20 PM
Congratulations! Good for her! Sounds like the class was doing a good job with prep all along and there wasn't a huge need for prep. Or perhaps she's just an excellent midnight prepper! In either case, hooray!

Lisa
Leonor
06-30-2009, 04:17 PM
Congratulations!
Kareni
06-30-2009, 07:49 PM
What happy news! This calls for a celebration ....

Regards,
Kareni
danielle
07-01-2009, 05:27 PM
Michelle,
Did she actually do the labs or just read them? Congrats!
Danielle
freeindeed
07-01-2009, 05:52 PM
:D Congrats!!!
Michelle in AL
07-01-2009, 06:02 PM
She did labs as part of her class online. It did require quite a bit of materials. She did about 1/2 of the labs using the Biology Lab Manual that you can purchase from College Board~it's not very homeschool friendly though.

I know you can watch virtual AP labs online. To just pass the test, this may be enough if you could also read about them in an AP guide too.
April in CA
07-02-2009, 01:15 PM
Congratulations to you and your daughter! Well done!
Blessings,
April