<p>I was wondering if there is a decent correlation between AP Macroeconomics and Microeconomics scores and Academic Decathlon scores. I score around 800 for Academic Decathlon econ, and I’m thinking of taking AP Macro/Micro to place out of intro econ in college. I want to major in economics, and from an introductory course I sat in on at a college, there seems to be a lot of repetition of AcaDec material. My question is, how much overlap is there between the AP exams and AcaDec tests?</p>
<p>So, are any of you decathletes that also took the AP exams? If so, what were your scores, and did you do a significant amount of extra studying for the AP exam after studying for AcaDec? Also, did you take an economics class? My school doesn’t offer one, so idk, that might be a factor too.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance, guys :)</p>
<p>ba bump</p>
<p>not many decathletes here i reckon!</p>
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<p>Here’s the course description. Compare the topic outline in the course description to the topic outline for academic decathlon. Oh yeah, there’s sample MC. You could try them.</p>
<p>I’m in academic decathlon 
what state are you from? I’m doing the exact same thing with the ap Econ test. A friend of mine took them last year and got a 3 with no prep at all (he got 800s). I had wanted a 5 so I have just been reading some test prep books and there’s overlap. Just more in depth, def will help with ur Econ scores at comps</p>
<p>I’m from MA and we’ve come in the top 10 nationwide 19 of the last 20 years =) Several people on our team read through the demidec econ packet once, and got easy 5s on both APs. Suffice it to say, APs are jokey so a 141-page packet is good enough prep. Good luck =D</p>
<p>i scored around 800-900-ish but only got 4’s on AP macro/microeconomics. u might have to do some extra bit of self-study</p>
<p>I scored 800’s halfway through my AP Macro class.</p>
<p>I think Micro is more beneficial for AcaDeca.</p>
<p>I’m also in AcaDeca, and DemiDec’s power guide looks like it covers a lot.</p>
<p>it doesn’t cover everything though. one the test last yr there was a free response on the game theory (the one square thing), interest also seems to be a bigger concern on the AP and the demidec guide doesn’t really go too too in-depth on the graphs and stuff for specific kinds of competition. If you study it really well I guess u’d be ok. But i think you should read a prep book or something too.</p>
<p>okay
I love acadec and score 800ish too
and although this is a little late
acadec really helped Micro (junior year) but I also read the barrons in two weeks, no sweat, and the test was really easy afterwards
This year I used my old barrons, reread the 2 overlap chapters and skim read, once through, the 8 Macro chapters, in one night
And plan on getting a five - it wasn’t that hard
If you do well in acadec econ you’ll like the APs :))</p>
<p>I was in AcaDec. I personally thought AcaDec Econ was harder than AP Econ, as were all of the other subjects.</p>