USABO Training camps 2022/2023

[Biology Olympiads Study group]

Hi all,

Hope everyone had a great fall break! In November, we will start new camps to help you prepare for the Biology Olympiad and Brain Bee. Our experienced tutors will guide you in the journey to help you enhance your portfolio for scholarship and college applications.

OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

2018: 

• 3 students in USABO Top 20
• 2nd place in Indianapolis Brain Bee

2019:

• 4 students in USABO Top 20
• 1 student in Canadian National Biology Olympiad
• 1 student in International Biology olympiad
• 1st place in St. Louis Area Brain Bee

2020:

• 2 students in USABO Top 20
• 3rd place in North California State Brain Bee 2020
• 1st place in International Medicine Olympiad

2021:

• 3 students in USABO Top 20

2022:

• 3 students in USABO Top 20
• 1 student in International Brain Bee

INTRODUCTORY USABO PREPARATION CAMP

The program consists of 21 weeks of intensive introductory training to prepare students for the USABO exams. It will cover the most important topics which come up in the USABO exams from the key course textbook, Campbell Biology, which can be purchased on Amazon. Every week, students will cover 2-4 chapters from Campbell. Each class is accompanied by homework. 

COURSE FEATURES
Duration: 21 weeks
Schedule: 2 hrs on Saturdays and 2 hrs on Sundays (4 hrs per week)
Class time: 12 pm - 2 pm EST
Course cost: $1500 
Course start day: 26 November 2022

Each module will be taught by a different tutor so you will meet lots of amazing tutors and scientists. ;-) 

We recommend spending 2-3 hrs on homework and pre-reading the chapters before each class. By the end of the course, you should have read Campbell at least 2-3 times. After that, you can join our Advanced camp. 

COURSE MATERIALS

All camp participants will be able to access study resources on Schoology. This includes:

• Lecture recordings 
• Handouts for each chapter
• Lecture presentations
• Weekly worksheets

ADVANCED USABO PREPARATION CAMP

COURSE FEATURES
Duration: 19 weeks
Schedule: 3 hrs on Saturdays and 3 hrs on Sundays (6 hrs per week)
Class time: 12pm - 3pm EST
Course cost: $2000 (payment in 2 installments is accepted)
Course start day: 27 November 2022

Over the course of 19 weeks, the advanced training camp will cover the most important advanced topics which come up in the USABO exams. The breakdown of topics is:

* Human physiology and Anatomy: 30%
* Cell Biology & Biochemistry: 30%
* Genetics: 15%
* Plant anatomy and physiology: 15%
* Ecology & Ethology: 10%

Note that the advanced camp is very rigorous and you should have already studied Campbell Biology at least 3-4 times. The main textbooks of the advanced course include:

• Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts
• Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
• Biochemistry by Harvey
• Genetics: Analysis and Principles by Brooker
• Biology of Plants by Raven
• Integrated Principles of Zoology (Hickman)
• Vander’s Human Physiology by Widmaier
• Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood

REGISTRATION

Fill in the form:

Advanced course: https://forms.gle/kEEof6JNiRzpefaP6

Introductory course: https://forms.gle/ygnPVJW3UG2Rtfhd9

TRAINING CAMPS FOR BRAIN BEE 

Biolympiads.com also runs online Brain Bee training camps either for beginners or for advanced learners. The goal of the Brain Bee Training Program is to prepare highly motivated students to compete in the Brain Bee competition in 2023 following an intensive curriculum prepared by experienced Brain Bee coaches.  

Introductory Brain Bee Preparation Camp 

This program consists of 9 weeks of intensive training to prepare beginners for the Brain Bee competition exams. The introductory camp is ideal for those who have little experience in neuroscience and want to build a solid foundation of basics about the brain and nervous system. 

COURSE FEATURES
Duration: 9 weeks (18 lessons)
Schedule: 60 mins on Saturdays and 60 mins at 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Course cost: $900
Group size: 5-10 students
Course start date: on a rolling basis (an offline option is also available)

Over the course of 9 weeks, students will cover all chapters from Brain Facts book which can be downloaded from http://www.yerkes.emory.edu/documents/Brain%20Facts%20book.pdf.  

REGISTRATION

To register for the camp, fill in the Google form here.

Advanced Brain Bee Preparation Camp 

This program consists of 10 weeks of intensive training to prepare students for the Brain Bee competition exams. The advanced camp is ideal for those who have already studied the Brain Facts booklet and want to delve deeper into the neuroscience field. 

COURSE FEATURES
Duration: 10 weeks (20 lessons)
Schedule: 90 mins on Saturdays and 90 mins on Sundays (time to be confirmed based on student preferences)
Course cost: $1000
Group size: 5-10 students
Course start date: 26 November 2022 

Over the course of 10 weeks, students will cover all chapters from the following two textbooks:

- “The Brain: An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy” by Watson, Paxinos & Kirkcaldie (2010), ISBN: 978-0-12-373889-9

- “Essential Neuroscience” 3rd Edition by Siegal and Sapru (2015), ISBN: 978-1-4511-8968-1. 

REGISTRATION

To register for the camp, fill in the Google form here.

The last week of both training camps will be allocated to intensive neuroanatomy, neurohistology and patient diagnosis training. The courses also include 1 final Mock Brain Bee exam. All course participants will be able to access weekly quizzes, handouts and lecture presentations on Schoology.

If you have any questions, contact us at ca...@biolympiads.com.

Biological wishes,


Biolympiads