I just finished BIO 201 a couple weeks ago and my only advice is don't just study what's on the study guide (if your prof gave you one). The study guide I got was very vague and didn't help me too...
I am SO glad that I'm not the only one who feels this way. I was so excited when I found this website, and there is a lot of good info on it, but the first year horror stories were starting to make...