<p>Im wondering how in depth Ec 10 goes as compared to AP macro/micro. it says on the website to consider skipping it if youve gotten a 5 on both of the AP tests, and im willing to try really hard in Ec 1010 (if thats right), but how well will AP have prepared me for it?</p>
<p>Reasonably well. I didn’t find the 1010 series too difficult, though I’m sure I would have had higher grades if I had taken Ec 10.</p>
<p>uh is the grading hard in that case? ill take it then, as long as it doesnt mean ill get anything lower than like a B with lots of effort</p>
<p>I have the same problem. Basically, from what I’ve understood, it comes down to this: you have to make the tradeoff between retaking introductory economics with Social Analysis 10 and having a higher GPA or going onto intermediate economics with the 1010 series and having a slightly lower GPA.</p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>That seems pretty accurate to me, Juggernaut. I would say that it would be possible to get A’s in the 1010 series, but it would have taken me a lot more work. I’ve never liked spending too much time on schoolwork. As a freshman, I wanted to have time to do extra-curriculars and party, but I still pulled an A- and a B+ in the two classes.
On the other hand, I feel like I probably could have gotten a solid A with the same effort in Ec 10, so you just have to consider the tradeoff for yourself.</p>
<p>It makes sense to think about your graduate plans (though of course nothing is definite at this point). If you are already thinking very seriously about law school, protecting your GPA is important. If law school is just one of many possibilities, or you think you’d be more interested in an MBA or grad work in economics, for non-law options your undergrad grades aren’t that big a deal – other factors will be more important.</p>
<p>I skipped into the 1010 series, and I feel like doing Ec10 again is ridiculous for any prospective Economics concentrator. I base this on the following two ideas: a) Economics Departmentals don’t grade on the “curved” scales of the intro and intermediate series, and according to friends in Econ, are therefore easier to get high grades in. b) By skipping Economics 1010a/b, you’ll be taking two more Departmentals and two less large “curved” based classes. Thus, skipping Ec10 will in fact increase your GPA.</p>
<p>Also, remember that Harvard is an intellectual candy store. Do you really want to waste two precious classes learning stuff you already knew for a slight increase in GPA when you could be broadening your mind in the company of some of the world’s foremost scholars?</p>
<p>If you are interested in econ grad school and are comfortable with partial derivatives you could think about taking 1011 instead of 1010.</p>