<p>I'm new to the idea of self-studying for APs, but as i get into my junior year it's become an option id like to pursue. How long does one self-study for to do well in a class like. macro or micro economics?
This is for the people who've done it and succeeded.<br>
and what prep book did you use?</p>
<p>I can help you with self-studying for stats - e-mail me if you're interested (<a href="mailto:cag51@pitt.edu">cag51@pitt.edu</a>). I also self-studied for Eng lang, stats, psych (got a 4), German, and macro (online classroom), and BC calc - only one I have a score for is psych.</p>
<p>I self studied AP US Government and Politics. I used an outdated Kaplan book and scored a 4, so it is pretty doable if you pick the right tests.</p>
<p>an old textbook (Foundations of Economics by Bard) and the PR prepbook.</p>
<p>Since I like to overprep and I wanted to count it as a senior class anyway(I was homeschooled), I decided to read the whole textbook (800 pages), work out all its practice problems, and do the prepbook besides. More than just an overnight skim the prepbook type deal.</p>
<p>Can't tell you how many hours it took... but I generally read 15 pages a day over a few months. in the end, it paid off. Got a 4 in micro and a 5 in macro.</p>
<p>dang that's a lot of work... good for you.. i know it sounds kinda sad for the sake of learning but im htinking of taking the extra ap (like macro or micro) independently so that i could have a chance a being a national ap scholar as a junior</p>
<p>i got a pair of 4's on the economics, self study...all i did was the week before the test, I read and highlighted important definitions in Barrons. Barrons was by far the most accurate prep book to the test, I can't remember specifically which of the brands had which issues, but one was wayyy too hard and not accurate to the test, while another was way too easy.</p>
<p>i actually self-studied ten exams this past year...lit and lang should be first on your list, they require nothing else than a good brain. then world, i got a 5 in that and i skipped half of barrons. then the economics. stat was really easy too...</p>