Self study AP Econ

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<p>hi guys! I am planning to self study AP Econ this year. I only have the PR study guide and a tutor who is an undergraduate majored in econ. He has all sorts of notes, tests from college. So the question is, should I hire him (which is like $20 per hour) or just study by myself? When is a reasonable time to start? </p>

<p>Even though my school offers AP Econ but the teacher really sucks. I really don't feel like taking the class for an entire year which will be unimaginably excruciating. So pls give me some advice. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>So you will be taking the AP Micro and AP Macro econ tests?</p>

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<p>i’d say don’t waste money on a tutor, you can easily self-study for econ. Use that money on a review book</p>

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<p>yes I’m planning to take the macro and micro exams on May,2010.</p>

<p>For those of you who self studied econ, how many hours approximately did you guys study before the AP exam? And how exactly did you do it? Just memorize everything off the study guide?</p>

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<p>Macro def. builds on Micro. If you’ve not had econ before you need to make sure you have micro downnn before you move onto macro. Once you have micro down then macro wont be as hard or as long to really understand. </p>

<p>I used an online textbook as well. This site is extremely useful I found: [KrugmanWells</a> Bridge Page](<a href=“http://www.worthpublishers.com/krugmanwells/]KrugmanWells”>http://www.worthpublishers.com/krugmanwells/)
the books have study guides, flash cards, chapter quizzes, and subject tests for you to go over and review along with your ap study book.</p>

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<p>What did you get on the AP test, meowmeemeow?</p>

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<p>Hey, I’m doing the same thing!!!</p>

<p>Yeah, just get a good book. I self-studied AP World in a week and still got a 3 with PR.</p>

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<p>100% self-study. Econ is all facts!!!</p>

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<p>If you’ve never studied econ at all before, my advice is to read some primers written for the layman first, to get a conceptual grasp, before delving into the textbooks, study guides, etc., which are intent on front-loading a mathematical understanding of economics first and foremost. What I recommend:</p>

<p>Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (you can get this online for free)
Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
Economics for Dummies
New Ideas from Dead Economists by…forget his name, something Bucholz</p>

<p>These are great, great books and will provide the conceptual introduction you need in order to fully and intuitively grasp just what a supply curve or deadweight loss or comparative advantage is.</p>