<p>This summer I am planning on Self-studying Ap micro/macro econ. I have everything worked out with the exception of how I will study it. As a result i have the following questions for anyone who has either self-studied or taken the course:</p>
<p>Which prep books are the best?
Which text books or other books are the best?
How do you recommend teaching myself the material?
How often/for how long should I study over the summer? </p>
<p>I don’t know what to suggest but I hope that you don’t just study during the summer because come May, you are going to need some review.</p>
<p>I actually self-studied microeconomics this past semester and took the AP test a few weeks ago. As far as the prep books, I used 5 steps to a 5. It was nice as simple and consolidated everything. However, I did use an actual textbook for the learning, since the economics teacher at my school has been a long-time family friend. She gave me a copy of the AP book for studying. It was “Krugman’s Economics for AP” by Margaret Ray and David Anderson. I thought it taught the material very well. However, the one topic I felt it was lacking on was the concept of deadweight loss. There was a question on the AP test about deadweight loss that referred to resource overallocation. I learned about it after the fact and had no idea how to do it on the test. But it was ok, since it was only one part of a free response question.</p>
<p>Personally, I spent roughly 6 or 7 hours a week studying. Granted, this was only for one of the two economics AP’s. I felt I didn’t need to spend as much time as what would be devoted in a normal classroom setting (class time plus homework time). I would basically sit down one entire day out of each weekend and hit the books. It worked, since I would take my own notes as I went through and read the half of the textbook devoted to microeconomics. As the test approached, I spent time taking a bunch of practice tests and review material I wasn’t as confident on.</p>