USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) preparation class

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 USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) 
Top 10% or 500 students will be qualified to be semi-finalist!

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USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) preparation class

Time: 9:00am to 12:00pm

Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 202, San Jose, CA 95129
Contact: 408-366-2204, 408-480-7547,  spring.l...@gmail.com

Registration: Click HERE.

AP Biology Review Session:
Dates: 12/21, 12/22, 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30, 1/2, 1/3 (total 10 classes) 
Fee: total $850 (or each day $90)

60min lecture
20min practice
10min break
60min lecture
20min practice
10min Question and explanation

The ten classes will cover the seven topics:

  • Animal Anatomy and Physiology: 25%
  • Cell Biology: 20%
  • Genetics and Evolution: 20%
  • Plant Anatomy and Physiology: 15%
  • Ecology: 10%
  • Ethology: 5%
  • Biosystematics: 5%

These topics are covered in the four exams: Open, Semifinal, Nationals, and IBO.

Exam Cram Session:  
1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1
total fee: $600

50min past exam practice
10min break
30min exam practice explanation
50min past exam practice
10min break
30min exam practice explanation

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:
    1. Part A is primarily multiple choice questions with one answer.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.


Sherry Wang 王晓瑞 
(408)480-7547
www.BayEcho.com
www.SpringLightEducation.com
1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 202, CA 95129
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Sherry Wang

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