<p>I think I want to concentrate in Econ and I was wondering are there any pre reqs I need to take Ec 10 the first semester, since I don't know how I'll do on the math placement tests considering I took Calc AB junior yr and only got a 3 on the AP test</p>
<p>Ec10 has no prereqs, and NO calculus.</p>
<p>would it be wise to have a schedule that may look like this:</p>
<p>Ec 10a/b
Expos 10/20
Math 1a/b (is this basically calculus... cuz like i said above i think i need to take it again)
Hindi/Urdu (if i dont test out for punjabi)</p>
<p>No offense, but that schedule looks kinda week for an econ major.</p>
<p>Tarun, for Economics you will need to take all of Ec10. So that's set. You do NOT need Math 1b for Economics. The minimum level of mathematics is Math 1a for the Ec1010a/b sequence. </p>
<p>Because of your AP Calc AB score, I strongly recommend that you do Math 1a. If you feel that that's too much for you, you can do the Math Xa/Xb sequence, which ties in pre-calculus and calculus over one year and is the equivalent for Math 1a. I did this for my pre-med requirements, but I need to take Math 1b because it is a prerequiste for Physics (but you don't have to go on in math!) </p>
<p>The Ec1011a/b sequence requires Math 21a. If you were contemplating pursuing a PhD in Econ, you would want to do the Ec1011 sequence.</p>
<p>Talk to your peer advising fellows and proctor/adviser about your schedule. From the looks of it, your schedule looks very nice, but it does need some tweaking.</p>
<p>Assuming you did not fulfill the language requirement...</p>
<p>FALL</p>
<p>Ec10
Expos 10
Math Xa OR Math 1a
Language</p>
<p>SPRING</p>
<p>Ec10
Expos20
Math Xb (If pursuing Math X) OR Elective/Freshman Seminar OR Core
Language</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>*weak...had to correct post two above. sorry!</p>
<p>Actually, it is not weak. This is because Economics only requires 14 half-courses, and Ec10 is required for virtually EVERY higher-level Econ class, so everyone is pretty much stuck. Plus, his calc class will count toward the requirements as well.</p>
<p>To add to the post above: you can fulfill the statistics requirement for econ if you take Math 1a in the fall.</p>
<p>thanks for all the help</p>
<p>AstroFan2010: it may look weak but then again I didn't think I was even capable of getting in to Harvard, but either way no offense was taken.</p>
<p>I've actually got a question about the math sequencing- say that I might want to do the harder econ path, but I don't want to take math 21 right at the begining. Does anyone ever take math 1a, then math 21a in the spring? Or would you have to do math 1a, then 1b, then 21a?</p>
<p>That schedule is nto weak. Before completing EC10, which is a prerquisite or poart of it for virtually all other economics courses, you can not take any other ec courses. Fulfilling core requirements, taking the mandatory expos, and enlisting in a freshman seminar (if one wishes to) is as good as it must get.</p>
<p>You could skip Math 1b and go onto Math 21a, but why would you do that? Mathematics 20 may be a better choice for you. It is offered in the Spring.</p>
<p>Maybe I exaggerated...I actually take back what I said. It is average for a freshman...</p>
<p>I will go to another decent school in NJ, and my advice would be to push yourself as much as you can in math...whatever that may be at harvard</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the response! Is it pretty common to go from math 1a in the fall of freshman year to math 20 in the spring?</p>
<p>No. Math 20 is a Multivariable Calculus course specifically for economics/social sciences majors.</p>