<p>I'm a freshman double majoring in Political Science and Economics. So far, my Economics classes have been far more demanding than the Poli Sci classes that I've taken. Next term, I'm going to take Advanced Micro. I've heard that the class is very difficult and I'm wondering if anyone here has taken the class. If so, I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences from the class and advice on how to excel in this class.</p>
<p>So far I've taken the following econ classes:
Intermediate Micro A-
Intermediate Macro A
Money and Banking A-</p>
<p>I have a cumulative 3.85 GPA, so Econ is the area where I've struggled the most. I'm trying to maintain a high GPA because I am planning on going to law school.</p>
<p>Although I’m not sure exactly what advanced micro would correspond with at my school, I just took the second level micro class and it was really all calculus. The only advice I can give is brush up on your basic calculus before the class starts so that you will be able to focus completely on the econ concepts and not worry about your math at all. My strong calculus skills helped a lot and gave me an advantage over some of my peers who had to work twice as hard as me to figure out the math.</p>
<p>I don’t know how your school differs in levels of Micro between intermediate/advanced.</p>
<p>But overall, it’s usually Intro is easy and just introduces concepts, definitions, and a way of thinking.</p>
<p>Intermediate is where you start actually using Calculus and start making actual calculations. Intermediate is really the foundation on everything in my opinion, because it is the first time you have to solve a problem. Advanced Micro is just a continuation of intermediate Micro, with more complex calculations/models/graphs. Here we actually use the same book for Int/Adv, and they just cover different parts of the book.</p>
<p>If you did well in Intermediate, it is a strong indication that you will do well in Advanced. It’s really not that different at all.</p>