<p>I'm self-studying AP Micro & Macro. If you got 5s on these exams, how long did you study and what books and resources did you use? Did you take a class or self-study? I'm planning to major in Econ in college. Thanks.</p>
<p>I took a class and received two 5s. If you can get it, read the krugman’s ap econ textbook. None of it is particularly challenging and it covers all of the key information. Also do practice exams if you can. There’s an officially released one ('95 I believe) and several more past exams that I’m sure some CCers have.</p>
<p>Did you have a great teacher? The econ teacher at my school is not very good. This year most of the students only managed 3s and 4s.</p>
<p>I thought she was fine but I’ve heard her micro score is below 2. It was a class where you read the book and understand it or you didn’t really learn anything. I don’t believe you need an exceptional Econ teacher to do well on the exam. Econ really isn’t that hard and imo is the easiest AP I’ve taken. </p>
<p>Self studied both. Got a 5 in macro and a 4 in micro (was taking 7 other AP’s and these were low priority so I didn’t end up taking any practice tests for micro :c). I studied economics for Academic Decathlon and FBLA, so I had already studied the subject extensively earlier in the year. I just ended up using Crash Course for both; I believe they were sufficient (especially for studying for literally one day). It’s some pretty interesting stuff, so it should be a pretty easy subject overall to get into. The only issue is how steep the curves are for these AP tests (~80%+ for a 5), so you have to be pretty on point with all of your FRQ’s or else you’re pretty much out.</p>
<p>I self-studied AP Macro last semester. I purchased the REA prep book and read through a couple chapters before I decided it was useless. I found a series of video lectures on youtube (ACDC Econ with Mr. Clifford) and watched all of them. I also did about 10 years worth of free response questions (and I paid for Mr. Clifford’s app to get video explanations for many of these FRQ’s). I also did 3 multiple choice tests that I found online. The videos and FRQ’s were undoubtedly the best use of my time, and that’s what I’d recommend - a prep book really isn’t necessary with all the released questions you can find online. </p>
<p>I walked into the test knowing I was on the 4/5 border… I walked out of the test expecting a 4, but also preparing for the possibility of a 3 as I thought the FRQ’s were challenging. But, I ended up getting a 5. </p>
<p>I spent about 5 hrs reading the book, 20 hrs watching videos, and 10 * time limit for FRQ’s studying. It really does not require a whole lot of time - Econ is a fairly easy subject to learn. I had an 84 minute block every other day the second semester of school for my independent study, but I didn’t need nearly that much time. </p>