50min past exam practice
10min break
30min exam practice explaination
50min past exam practice
10min break
30min exam practice explaination
Instructor:
Ali Shatiati, one of the most prestigious teachers at SpringLight Education. Research assistant at Stanford Medical School.
USABO: About the Exams
Round 1: USABO Open Exam
test date is 2/4-2/14, 2014
Is a 50-minute, nationwide multiple-choice and multiple true/false choice exam available to any high school biology student (grades 9 to 12) who is registered by a school.
Administered at a registered school (classroom or location designated by the teacher/test administrator) within the time period designated by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE).
Structured like the multiple-choice portion of the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) Theoretical Exam.
Has NO Penalty for guessing.
Round 2: USABO Semifinal Exam
test date: Middle of March
Is a 120-minute exam containing three parts:
Part A is primarily multiple choice questions with one answer.
Part B has more complex, sequenced multiple choice questions that may have several correct answers (see comment regarding penalty for guessing below) and may require calculations or extensive interpretation of graphs (see posted example) and multiple true/false choice questions.
Part C may be short answer or essay.
Administered at a registered school (classroom or location designated by the teacher/test administrator) over a 120-minute period within the time period designated by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE).
Taken by students who score in the top 10% of the Open Exam.
Has NO Penalty for guessing. For multiple choice questions with more than one answer, the question value will be the number of wrong responses subtracted from the number of right responses with no question value below zero.
We receive several requests to start the second round of the USABO preparation class. Ali Shariati, who taught the course, will be delighted to start the course -10 sessions- starting Friday January 3rd and finishing before the USABO contest.
We will start this Friday afternoon at 2:00pm. If you are interested to have your child attend the class, please let me know. You are welcome to give me call at any time. Our phone number is 408-366-2204. We can figure out the remaining schedule at the end of the first class.
The first round have ended today. Three students, who finished the course, found it very productive and comprehensive. If you need their feedback and referral, please contact me at your convenience.
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