<p>i am gonna be self studying 2 APs next year and i would just like to know a couple of differences.(Ap pysch, + Ap Micro or macro)</p>
<p>Which one is easier ?- (i guess this is kind of subjective)</p>
<p>Which one requires the least material to study?</p>
<p>Is it hard to do well without a class?</p>
<p>are the curves the same or does one have a more hospitable curve?</p>
<p>Should i think about self studying other APs?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Amman</p>
<p>Between Macro and Micro, most people say Micro is easier. The % of 5's is higher for Micro, according to released data.</p>
<p>Personally though, I think Macro is a lot simpler. It seemed to have fewer overriding principles than Micro did and it had less graphs too. The Barron's book covers Macro much better than Micro for some reason. When I was using it, it felt like two different groups wrote the sections. Macro was well-explained with good graphs, while Micro sometimes had a confusing paragraph with no extra information and no clarifying graph.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you learn both, actually. I have never taken an economics class. I spent 3 days and learned both courses and I'm pretty sure I got 5's on both. Most people would study at least 2 weeks to be safe though. I haven't met a fellow 3-day-er yet.</p>
<p>Ap Psychology is known to be the easiest test in history. Most of it is common sense. I didn't take it, but I know people who have.</p>
<p>Oh, and self-study as much as you can, especially if you're the type who knows you'll get things done.</p>
<p>I took Macroeconomics AP and personally found it to be difficult. I didn't even take the test because I felt that a) my teacher hadn't prepared me enough and b)I hadn't grasped the concepts well enough. If someone tells you Microeconomics is easier, then take it. I thought Macroeconomics was hard.</p>
<p>neither test is too difficult if you can find good resources that explain the concepts clearly. They are both very basic, and you have to accept that and not let it overwhelm you. For example probably the most important thing to know in microeconomics is firms maximize profits at MC=MR, but what does this mean? it means a firm won't produce the next good if it costs more to make the next unit than they'll get for selling it. sounds basic enough.</p>
<p>The resources I used for both exams:
[url=<a href="http://www.reffonomics.com/%5Dreffonomics%5B/url">http://www.reffonomics.com/]reffonomics[/url</a>]
and the 5 steps to a 5 book.
both cover the topics very well and just learning the graphs ( [url=<a href="http://reffonomics.com/TRB/chapter25/allthegraphsyouneedtoknow.html%5Dgraphs%5B/url">http://reffonomics.com/TRB/chapter25/allthegraphsyouneedtoknow.html]graphs[/url</a>] ) should be sufficient for at least a 3 on each exam and these take about an hour to learn and fully understand with the useful comments. I self studied them both and feel I did well. I hope these resources help you out. Best of luck to you! =)</p>