<p>This class is so easy, tbh. </p>
<p>It is! I was so worried before the class started since it was a last-minute thing for my school, but this is by far the easiest AP I’ve ever taken.</p>
<p>I’m taking the AP Macro course but my teacher is teaching micro stuff… he doesn’t even know that there are 2 different tests for macro and micro. This is going to be a fun self-study year </p>
<p>It’s a nice little break during the middle of the day. It’s really easy, the teacher is really interested in it, and there are a lot of discussions instead of boring notes. </p>
<p>I am new to the whole AP thing. Are there any practice tests for the multiple choice? like the past papers from 2000-2013?</p>
<p>Hey guys I’m also considering self-studying Macro / Maybe Micro. I hear the two classes have a lot of overlap, but I don’t know if taking both would be too much. What textbooks / prepbooks do you guys recommend? Other threads on this topic seem outdated. Thanks a ton. (Btw, I have math experience up to Calc 3)</p>
<p>@jasonkd1997 I’m currently just using the Barron’s textbook. It includes both Macro and Micro. I found it to be very helpful, personally. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>How far are your guys in your classes? I’m taking full year Macro and we’ve covered the basics, supply and demand, and inflation/unemployment/GDP/the business cycle. Our next unit is aggregate supply and demand, and my teacher says this unit is when things get difficult, so I’m kind of worried. </p>
<p>@DarachHD Your class is going about the same pace as mine because we’re just about to cover aggregate supply and demand too. Macro has seemed pretty easy so far, so I wouldn’t worry too much! I hope things aren’t going to get too difficult because it’s nice to have an easier AP class for once.</p>
<p>Ok so the switch like flipped recently. Everything is just really making sense. More than any ohter class I think, each unit just flows and meshes with the next. We just finished monetary policy and how they operate in expansionary and contractionary periods. We’re going over how banks make money now. Test tomorrow, wish me luck!</p>
<p>Should I wait for the new barron’s prep book or just stick with the 2012 version?</p>
<p>Is anyone in Micro? If so, how far have you gotten in the course? We are just getting into Oligopolies and I want to know if we are ahead, behind or at the same pace as everyone else.</p>
<p>@Itylerh my class just finished imperfect competition. Back to my other question, is it worth waiting for the new barron’s book or should I stick with the 2012 version?</p>
<p>I took both macro and micro tests last year, and luckily got perfect scores on both. I advise everyone to please use a college book like the ones by Mankiw or Krugman as their starting point- it’s definitely required for a good base formation, but the subject matter is not strictly correlated with the AP curriculum, so you would need a supplemental book. I am a fan of Barron’s 5-steps-for-a-5 collection (especially the one on Macroeconomics). I’m an Indian student, so our economics courses are nothing like the APs but these books were amazingly helpful. Take full use of the collegeboard website- they have free display of the FRQs from as back as the 1990s along with the right answers and real responses by the test-takers. It would be the most important source of help for the FRQ section. For MCQs, I would suggest the 5-steps-for-a-5 book of MCQs. You can easily study for and take both tests even if you’ve taken only one course, or even if you haven’t taken any course (The college freshman year book becomes particularly important in this case). Try Khan Academy too. It’s awesome!
PS- I never tried Princeton Review, but I did purchase the Kaplan book, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Kaplan is too awfully dumb if you are hoping for a 4 or a 5.</p>
<p>I took AP Micro last year and got a 4, if I study the crash course book for Macro is that enough to get a 4 or 5?</p>
Anyone have any suggestions on textbooks and other resources for Macro and Micro?
where did u find the 2008 exam? my class jus finished micro btw
@thatasiankid If you’re still looking for Macro/Micro resources, you should check out the Princeton Review study book. They just released a new edition for the 2015 exams and both macro and micro are covered in different sections. I think it’s really helpful for both the class and studying for the exam! 
I studied micro/macro from both the barrons book and the PR book. I personally found barrons practice tests relatively easy. Which one do you think is more parallel to the actual exam?
Has anyone here self studied for AP Micro? How long did it take you?
I want to sign up for it but haven’t even opened the book yet. I took Macro two years ago.