Does anyone have any tips for self studying AP US Government and Politics, as well as AP Micro or Macro? Is Micro or Macro easier? GoPo and economics are a requirement for my school, but I don’t want to waste the schedule space on them. I would have to take an online course to get the high school credit, but it wouldn’t do much in terms of AP preparation because online courses have regulars coursework. What books should I use, how much should I study, how early should I start studying, ect. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>I took Gov and Law, which is basically the same thing as G&P. I’m actually going to self study Macro. Macro because i’ve heard it was easier then Micro. Gov would be harder then the economics. Okay for gov and law you could use the Barron’s AP U.S government book. It’s gotten a lot of reviews, so you can read them and judge for yourself. Just remember, every book always gets a bad review. But i’ve used Barron before and it’s next to Princeton Review. Just make sure that you get the newer version, if possible. I don’t know when the book comes out thought, but if it’s a long wait then just study the latest book. They remake the AP textbooks based on the new ap test. You should always study AP’s like they’re a regular class, plus some. Every AP class summer work, well except for gov, we didn’t get any summer work. If this is your first ap then you should start studying during the summer. Gov is easy if you can memorize tons of stuff, which is difficult for me. You gradually take in the facts, just as you would commemorate vocab. It takes time for these things. As for macro, you should do the same. You can look over a breif overview of each AP, decide which one you need more time on and which one you can lax on (most likely macro). Then a few weeks into school, you can see which time you are free and doing nothing, which times you are tired (i can’t do hw as soon as i get home. 7 hours of school just to add another 2? Hell no.) Then you can plan your schedule, but each subject should have at least an hour a day, like a regular class. If you miss a day of studying you can always make it up on the weekends.</p>
<p>I would say make memory cards and do a lot of practice!</p>