<p>I thought Intermediate Macro was easy, but that’s because I really enjoyed that class. I don’t think you should have a problem as long as you study and can understand your problem sets. I don’t really think the class has a curve.</p>
<p>I took Intermediate Micro at Berkeley and it was probably my most difficult econ class so far. Usually inter. micro is a difficult course, but I think it really depends on your professor and the competition in your class (sometimes there are HUGE curves). In my micro class at UCB, to get an A you probably needed to average a 85-90% on your exams. I have friends at UCSC who got an A with ~70% and some even lower. Having a professor that is clear and that you can understand is the largest difference maker for this class. You might be able to solve the free response problems just by using calculus and by manipulating some of the curves, but proper intuition is essential for all of the multiple choice problems (which can be about 60% of your exams).</p>
<p>Econ 11 A/B might not work for you. From my understanding, UCLA does not recognize the Econ math series at UCSC. UCLA admissions has a long history of making a fuss at UC-UC transferable courses, so I personally wouldn’t risk taking the Econ 11 series.</p>
<p>Your only choices would be Math 19A+B or Math 11A+B.</p>