<p>If I scored a 5 on Microeconomics, but did not take Macro, can I receive credit for Econ 51 D?</p>
<p>edit: I think you need credit in both...</p>
<p>No, but you do have the option of taking 51 and 55 at the same time.</p>
<p>Yea, I was in the exact same situation last year. I thought you only needed Micro to get out of 51. Unfortunately, you have to take 51. However, as mentioned above, you have the option of taking 51 and 55 at the same time. I did this during this past Spring semester. It wasn't really difficult at all; it's just that you always will be doing econ work. If you did well in AP Micro, 51 should be fairly simple for you.</p>
<p>I have AP fives in each macro and micro. However, I took macro as a sophomore and micro as a junior. These weren't the greatest courses but I still got AP 5s. And it was a while ago. I am thinking of taking 51 instead of 55 to get off to a good start as a freshman and to get a really solid base for what is yet to come. On the other hand I don't want to waste my time. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Take 55. 51 will be more trouble than it's worth if you've taken macro before.</p>
<p>Yea, I mean 51 has alot of homework, etc (including weekly online hw, required attendance at recitations, and financial news analysis). 55, on the other hand, has only 6-8 homework packets that take a few hours to do, but you only get them every other week or so. </p>
<p>That being said, I think 51 gives a great base for understanding of Macro ideas. Also, Prof. Leachman (who teaches it) is a fun, very intelligent lady who does entire reviews and lectures word for word as you have it in your notes without even looking at any notes. If you have an econ background, it's generally a fairly easy A.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'd advocate taking 51, too. The idea behind the course is that it teaches you to think like an economist: opportunity costs, trade benefits, etc. I like it a lot.</p>