Should I take AP Economics?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I'm a sophomore in high school who has already taken Economics (a junior-only course at my school) and scored very high in the class. My principal was impressed by with my teacher and the good grades the students experienced she told her to teach an AP Econ course. The course is going to start in the upcoming school year and will be offered to juniors and seniors which means all these students in my grade who have not taken Econ, will be taking an AP version of it which means I took the normal Economics class pointlessly if I can take a AP version of it. I'm already planning on taking AP Calc, AP Chem and Physiology next year along with my other required courses. If I take AP Econ, I will not have the ability to take Physiology but I will be given the ability to take three AP courses. What I'm asking is, should I take AP Econ? I plan on going into the medical field following high school and want to go to U of M. Physiology will benefit me in my career and I am interested in the class but AP Econ is an AP class so I will be missing an opportunity to take an AP class and score an AP credit. Will U of M care if I take AP Econ? I also plan on taking AP Psych, AP Bio, AP Lit and Calc 2 as a senior. </p>

<p>Also, for those who have taken the class, how is AP Econ? Is it difficult?</p>

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<p>Which economics is being offered? There are two different courses, AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics. I took AP Micro, and received a 4 on the exam. It wasn’t terribly difficult, but the first couple weeks weren’t necessarily a walk in the park.
If essentially you are asking if you should take AP econ over AP physiology, it doesn’t matter a ton.</p>

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<p>That’s not my question at all. There is no AP Physiology class, just normal Physiology as an elective. If I take it, my school classes will be too packed to be able to take AP Econ so I can take one or the other. What I mean is, should I take it or not. Will it matter to admissions people if I take AP Econ?</p>

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<p>An AP Class will 99% of the time look better than a non-AP class, but (assuming you take physiology) if you already plan on taking 5 AP’s and Calc 2, it won’t matter if you take it too much.</p>

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<p>If you learned a lot of AP Econ in your standard Econ class, you could just self-study for AP Micro and take physiology as well. I self-studied AP Micro for about 20 hours and got a 4. Khan Academy can teach you all you need to know for AP Micro. </p>