<p>I was thinking of taking Calculus 1, Finite Math, and Elementary Statistics at the same time, including an English class. I was wondering how difficult it would be to manage all 3 at the same time since they are essentially different in its own way.</p>
<p>It is difficult to say because it is subjective based on the person. If you manage your time well by staying on top of your readings, assignments, and studying for exams, there is no reason why you should not be able to do well. Three math classes at once may be a challenge, but it will only be as difficult as you make it.</p>
<p>I did 3 maths together once… was a bad idea. Of course, my schedule had Multivariate Calculus, Discrete Math, and Linear Algebra. 
The exams were always within a couple days of each other, and I did at least a thousand problems for homework that semester. Terribly time consuming, and really not fun. Conceptually it wasn’t bad, and the material didn’t overlap much, but the workload was really hard to keep up with.</p>
<p>But really this depends on you. Those classes don’t sound too bad, but if you don’t like math or if you’re not good at it, it’s a bad idea. Do you pick up on concepts quickly, or does it take you a while to understand how to apply ideas? Another big factor is your school… are there mandatory problem sets, what do they look like, how fast do classes typically move, what’s the workload look like?</p>
<p>Of course, the deciding factor is probably how it works with the rest of your plans… if you put off a math, do you have another (more balanced/less mathy) class you could take? Are these maths pre-reqs for other courses you need? If you need to finish these soon to stay on track for your degree, you don’t have a whole lot of options.</p>
<p>If you’re decent at math, you should do just fine if you stay on top of things.</p>
<p>Depending on how brilliant you are, you will need to give calculus some serious priority and focus on the homework like never before. I took AP Calc BC in high school, and there are some things which you can only get better at by doing them. Some of the tests you will take are likely to be designed to only have a few students finish, and you cannot afford to spend time trying to remember the derivatives that should’ve become second nature while working through the homework. If you fall behind or don’t understand something, make sure that you take care of that as soon as possible, because it’s mostly cumulative material, i.e the next chapter builds on the previous one.</p>
<p>It depends on how good you are at math. Last fall I took Differential Equations, Discrete Math (Finite math), and Probability along with two non-math courses. Last spring I took Linear Algebra, Mathematical Statistics, and Applied Statistics along with two non-math courses. Both schedules were by far the easiest schedules that I have had in college. However, I am a math major and math is my best subject. I would just say if you are bad at math, don’t do it. If it is one of your stronger subjects then I think you’d be able to do it. If you are just average, well then I’m not sure…it’ll probably be a toss up. I would also like to ask: why do you want to take 3 math courses at once? Whether or not it is important that you take 3 at once would of course factor into your decision.</p>
<p>Statistics isn’t too difficult, as long as you study. You should be able to prioritize the harder math over the easier stuff.</p>