AP Psych, Micro Econ, Macro Econ???

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@bluebayou

With this, I disagree, at least the typical Intro course for majors. Since Econ 1 is the entry course for finance (and obviously econ) majors, it tends to contain a lot of gunners – as the premeds are in bio.

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<p>It may be full of gunners, but the actual material in the course is not difficult.</p>

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@bluebayou

This is particularly true for pre-biz majors at a school like Cal, where one needs to apply into the B-school – early grades are paramount, so the competition for A’s can be brutal.

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<p>The introductory psychology course might share the same characteristic, since psychology at Berkeley is more popular than the department’s capacity, so students need to meet a GPA minimum to declare that major.</p>

<p>The possibility of heavy grade competition in the course is a different issue from whether the course material itself is difficult.</p>

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@Marian

If your school teaches AP Microeconomics in one semester and AP Macroeconomics in the other semester, that’s not AP lite. That’s a full year of college work in one high school year.

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<p>At some schools, introductory economics is a one semester course covering both micro and macro economics.</p>