<p>Hi,</p>
<p>If anyone has taken AP Macro & Micro, can you comment on which is easier to learn? Or should I self-study both simultaneously? Also, would you recommend taking an online course for the material?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Harrypotterluvr7</p>
<p>You should take both. They complement each other. I had a teacher for Micro, but then I moved at semester and learned Macro myself. Macro is very easy to learn by yourself, but having the knowledge from Micro is probably the reason I could do it fairly easily. So take both.</p>
<p>Hmmm… it varies for each person, in all honesty. I would recommend you to go pick up Economics for Dummies at the library, read through it (it’ll be quick and easy, trust me :D), and decide which one you want to self-study for. Macro has more general concepts, but there seems to be more of it–Micro is more for those math-minded people as it involves tons of graphs. I’d recommend Macro in-class and Micro self-study, but that’s just what I did and I felt prepared for both tests.</p>
<p>P.S. If you’re thinking of a prep book to buy, I’d recommend Barron’s for its general review (AVOID its practice tests–they’re horrible!), and Princeton Review for its tests. 5 Steps to a 5 is pretty solid for Econ., but its review is so-so. The practice tests are definitely harder than the real ones, so that’s a pro.</p>
<p>lol I did the opposite. The graphs are actually very simple, there are only a few. Macro is broad concepts like inflation and GDP while Micro is just individual profits and firms.</p>
<p>I would recommend doing both. I self-studied them this year, and they are both very easy. In my opinion I think micro is easier.</p>