Advanced USABO Autumn Camp 2023

[Biology Olympiads Study group]

Advanced USABO Autumn Camp 2023 starts on August 26

This program consists of 17 weeks of intensive training to prepare students for the USABO 2024 Open and Semifinal exams.
The USA Biology Olympiad is the premier biology competition in the USA. The competition begins in February with the Open Exam.
 
The goal of the Biolympiads Training Program is to prepare highly motivated students to compete in the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO). The students will follow an intensive curriculum prepared by experienced biology olympiad coaches. 

 
 All students will:

• Attend live Zoom biology olympiad preparation classes
• Have access to class recordings and study materials
• Have 24/7 access to the Skype group where you can communicate with tutors throughout the camp and ask any questions to help you prepare for the olympiad
• Certificate of attendance 

Duration: 17 weeks
Schedule: 3 hrs on Saturdays and 3 hrs on Sundays (6 hrs per week)
Class time: 12pm - 3pm EST 
Course cost: $1800 
Course start day: August 26, 2023

Over the course of 17 weeks, the training camp will cover the most important advanced topics which come up in the USABO exams. The breakdown of topics is as follows:

* 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. The main textbooks of the 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

Course curriculum


You can read about our camps at https://biolympiads.com/biolympiads-training-camps/. 

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