DURING THE SUMMER BEFORE MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, I ASKED ONE OF MY FRIENDS, AN UPPERCLASSMAN WHO HAD LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE VARIOUS OLYMPIADS, WHICH ACADEMIC OLYMPIAD I SHOULD TRY. HE SUGGESTED THE USA BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD (USABO) BECAUSE “IT TAKES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME.”
“JUST READ CAMPBELL,” MY FRIEND SAID. “IT’LL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.”
HE WAS SLIGHTLY MISTAKEN, BUT WE’LL GIVE HIM CREDIT ANYWAY, BECAUSE ON HIS ADVICE I WENT OUT AND ACQUIRED MY FIRST COPY OF CAMPBELL BIOLOGY.
[dflip id=”50390″ ][/dflip]To read the full article go to: https://www.usabo-trc.org/sites/default/files/14.%20USABO2016%20Thomas%20Xiong%20Article%20CTY.pdf.
