<p>Did anyone use Barron's Economics book for Micro and Macro? Is it just me or are they ludicrously easy? I finished the practice test in the back in 30 minutes instead of the 70 allotted, and got no wrong...</p>
<p>Any input is appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Well that was helpful.</p>
<p>i just took the barron’s microecon and i got 3 wrong out of 60. is this test like the real test…?</p>
<p>Last year I was rudely awakened by the real test. It was more difficult than any of the practice books I had, which were Barron’s, Kaplan, and PR. So don’t expect it to be that much of a cakewalk. It’s still not bad, and I got a 5 regardless (on micro), but it shouldn’t be that easy.</p>
<p>Do you have any tips or practice tests you can recommend?</p>
<p>One of the most useful things was actually going over the past FRQs from AP Central. Knowing your graphs and such helps on the MC just as much as the FRQs.</p>
<p>I heard 5 Steps to a 5 was better than the books I used but I can’t vouch for it. Also, a site called Reffonomics was pretty helpful.</p>
<p>But definitely, go through past FRQs. It is probably the best resource that I used given that I had gone through the books beforehand and knew the concepts already, which you clearly do as well.</p>
<p>Can you just learn everything the day before?</p>
<p>Depends on person. On average I’d say, it’s challenging to do so and get a 5; 4 will be much more probable.</p>
<p>I did it all in 2 days, overall maybe 6-7 total hours of studying/tests. I definitely studied harder than I do for most tests but you can learn it overnight if that suits your style.</p>