<p>I have more or less decided on this as my double major. I have a couple questions though.</p>
<p>I took one semester of econ freshman year, so I probably should look at something over summer. What could I study over summer to sort of catch up or learn? An AP book?</p>
<p>Also, I took math all 4 years, but never the most difficult stuff. I took Honors/PreIB Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calc, IB Math Studies, and Honors Calc. What can I do to study over summer?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>There is nothing you need to do over the summer to prepare for freshman year of college. Just keep your mind intellectually stimulated by reading books, working, etc. Next year, take introductory economics and calculus II/multivariable calculus/linear algebra. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Take Calc 1 at a community college or Calc 2 if they’ll let you. No reason to sit idle if you don’t have to, plus you’ll be able to get a significant jump on prereqs for the more rigorous classes you’ll be taking in the Mathematics discipline.</p>
<p>Why do you want to major in math if you only took Math Studies? At my school, that was the lowest level of math you could do.</p>
<p>I’m a math and economics major, and I absolutely love it. But if you’ve never taken calculus, then who knows if you’ll like taking linear algebra, diff equations, discrete math, or any of the much harder electives? Same with economics. I know a lot of people who took one econ class and decided it was interesting and transfered- only to find out that macro is completely different than micro or that econometrics is mainly a statistics class or that you actually have to write a decent amount for most classes… </p>
<p>I’m completely for the subjects, but just try to not put too much pressure on yourself. It would suck if you spent the whole summer reviewing AP books you didn’t need to if you took a class your first semester in political science and realized you like that a lot more than advanced math. Just relax! It’s your first semester of college! Chill out and take some time to figure out what you really like. It’s no wonder most people change majors, so why force yourself to waste free time when it isn’t required and probably won’t even help you.</p>