<p>I'm taking AP Bio and AP US History in school this year, and planning to self-study AP Comparative Government with a pretty good background in world affairs and politics...what I'm wondering is if I'd be able to self-study AP Micro/Macroeconomics with that. How hard would it be to self study them and would it be better to self study a specific one instead of both?</p>
<p>I only took Marco, so I don't know about the other one, but Marco is easy enough to self-study.</p>
<p>Yeah macro's very easy to self study. Know the concepts of 3 graphs and the rest is common sense.</p>
<p>I read the Kaplan book once for Microeconomics, and then once again the day before the test. Looked at a few graphs online and did the FRQs, and I expect a 4 or 5 (my predicted raw score is right on the verge of the two). And now about a month from the test...I forgot everything o.o. The AP Micro test a memorization test with a touch of common logic. If your good at analyzing and have even a slight passion for economics you'll do great</p>
<p>Macro's half common sense.
Micro's easy as long as you have some graphs down and know all four market types.</p>
<p>I know it sounds nerdy... but econ is fun. Def. the best subject I have ever studied</p>
<p>so which one do you think is the easiest to selfstudy? micro or macro? or should i just do both?</p>
<p>How does one typically self-study?
Do you review throughout the year, or do it all a month or two before the test? I'm pondering self-studying AP Micro/Maroeconomics... but I'm not sure yet.</p>
<p>i self-studied macro this year and will study micro next. i'd recommend going to half-price books and picking up a textbook (case&fair is pretty good). The only annoying thing is that you don't have to study everything--which i rather did.
Get an ap review book early so you know what's on the test.
and really, know the graphs by heart.</p>
<p>So how difficult would it be for someone like me? And which one is easier, Micro or Macro...or is it better just to get both over with at the same time?</p>
<p>bumpppppppppppppp</p>
<p>I had a horrendous teacher for Micro, everyone complains you don't learn anything in his class. Then I do a little review on my own and take the AP, only to find to there's really not much to learn. I got a 5. I'm convinced a good, or even decent, teacher could teach all of Micro in a weak. Learn supply and demand, elasticity, relative/absolute advantage, the graph of a firm in a competitive market (especially), and the graph of a firm in a monopolistic market and you're done. Provided you have an intuitive sense of how economics work, you should have no trouble.</p>
<p>ROFL MARCO.</p>
<p>Anyways um thanks for the ideas, I'm thinking of self-studying as well.</p>
<p>^ DAMN. I cannot believe I was spelling it that way for the whole freaking year. Damn firefox spell checker. I rely on it too much.</p>
<p>LOL I didn't even notice MARCO the first time I read it.</p>
<p>ap polo?</p>
<p>(10 char)</p>