We often hear that Mira Costa High School students struggle most with chemistry, Geometry, and Algebra, and their parents have trouble finding a helpful tutor. We’d like to offer our help to those parents in need of finding a great tutor because our staff is local to the South Bay, and many have graduated from Mira Costa.

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Fewer than three weeks remain until the AP Biology Exam. Are you ready? Yes? No need to read further, then.

Still with me? Then I suppose you’ve answered no. That’s an excellent, honest first step. Maybe you’re worried that the facts and skills aren’t set firmly in your mind, that you’ll go into the test less than prepared. Doubt and anxiety are normal feelings for everyday life, but disastrous ones for tests – they can make all your brain’s resources collapse like a half-baked soufflé. Obviously there is no reason to let this happen! AP Biology is a rigorous course, and you’ve probably worked harder at it than at any other class this year. You deserve a score to show that!

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