[saks10111]

Hi,
Just a quick question, for Econ B, are micro and macro taught side by side, or is micro taught in the first term and then macro in the second? Just asking because I plan to read up a little during the summer before getting to LSE and I've got the microecon book that they use, but am not sure whether to read up on macro too. Sorry if I sound a little anal lol, but I haven't done the A level in Economics, so obviously I'm worried about this course, which every LSE student, including most who have taken Econ at A level, seems to think is insanely hard.
Any responses will be much appreciated, thanks!

[Overmars]

micro in the michaelmas term, macro in the lent term. As far as I remember, in general, most people find macro harder than the micro for that module. Not having done A-level Economics isn't really a disadvantage apart from the first couple of weeks. But yes, it might be worth having a browse if you have some spare time over the summer.

[Swayum]

Yeah, as he says, micro in 1st term and macro in 2nd. I wouldn't bother doing any macro, but I don't know how people survive having done no economics. Would strongly recommend going over A-level microeconomics - the theoretical parts, e.g. demand/supply/competition/monopoly, not the random terminology (because most of that terminology is ignored and/or replaced at LSE).

[saks10111]

(Original post by Swayum)
Yeah, as he says, micro in 1st term and macro in 2nd. I wouldn't bother doing any macro, but I don't know how people survive having done no economics. Would strongly recommend going over A-level microeconomics - the theoretical parts, e.g. demand/supply/competition/monopoly, not the random terminology (because most of that terminology is ignored and/or replaced at LSE).

Right, thanks. Lol at least you tell it like it is, but nearly everyone says that having A level Econ isn't a huge advantage after the first few weeks, so I'm hoping that's true. But yeah, I definitely hope to have caught up or made myself relatively familiar with A level and basic Economics by the time I get to LSE. I'll just focus on micro for now then, thanks again.

[Tallon]

(Original post by saks10111)
Right, thanks. Lol at least you tell it like it is, but nearly everyone says that having A level Econ isn't a huge advantage after the first few weeks, so I'm hoping that's true. But yeah, I definitely hope to have caught up or made myself relatively familiar with A level and basic Economics by the time I get to LSE. I'll just focus on micro for now then, thanks again.

To be honest, I'd say enjoy your holiday. The only advantage you really get with A level economics is that you don't mind Alywn Young blasting through all of demand and supply very quickly. After that, having the A level doesn't change much in my opinion.