<p>I’m taking both at school; PR and 5 Steps are really good for self-study, but like fledgling said, PRACTICE THE GRAPHS.</p>
<p>@AvidStudent
How did you self study? I have PR and 5 steps but I don’t know what to do or when to begin…any tips?</p>
<p>@superexcited when did you start school? just want to see you guy’s pacing</p>
<p>@wvcollegecorazy,</p>
<p>Buy a textbook and a prep book.
My recommendation for the textbook is Principles of Economics by Mankiw.
My recommendation for the prep book is Princeton’s Review - Macro + Micro.</p>
<p>-Do a very very brief outline of both Macro and Micro.
-Find chapters in the textbook that are relevant to the AP exam. Most textbooks will give you tons of extra knowledge, which is nice and dandy, but won’t help you on the AP.
-Once you found out what you need to learn. Setup a plan that curtails to your schedule.
-I highly recommend starting over winter break. </p>
<p>Read textbook (Dec -> February). Review w/ Princeton Review (March). Take practice tests, review, memorize, and practice FRQs from Collegeboard (April).</p>
<p>By the time May rolls around I recommend some light studying: review FRQs and take maybe 1-2 practice tests.</p>
<p>I HIGHLY recommend when you are learning the material to not memorize the graphs, but know and fully comprehend what is going on and why. You can easily memorize the graphs, but if you want to ensure a 5, learn the graphs.</p>
<p>^That’s really good advice. Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m taking Macro through FLVS in first semester, and Micro through FLVS second semester.</p>
<p>Are these courses supposed to be full year ones or a semester each? Will colleges see it as one AP class or two?</p>