<p>My son just finished taking his placement tests that are required by incoming freshman students prior to attending orientation. My son told me some subjects tests were difficult for him based on not having covered some of the specific area's in high school for a long while. My son seems very nervous about this.</p>
<p>If he did not do well on the placements is the result just being placed in lower level classes as a freshman ??? Or will they say whats up with this kid ???</p>
<p>Most likely he will be placed in a remedial class if he does poorly. Problem with those classes is usually you still have to pay for them, your receive no credit for them and you end up being a littel behind everyone right off the bat.</p>
<p>Hopefully, he has done better than he expected.</p>
<p>Some schools don’t necessarily use remedial classes but slower tracked classes to make sure he can come up to speed on the subjects he didn’t do well in. For those you get credit.</p>
<p>if he has to take remedial classes, let him take them at a CC. Or he can go take a math class at the CC that counts, and what he made on that test wont matter… (goes for any subject)</p>
<p>My school only does a placement test for English. We have to write an essay, and if you score poorly, you’ll be placed in remedial English and then have to play catch up.</p>
<p>I have a friend who didn’t pass the math placement test by only 8 points, so she was told she will be in a remedial class (but not the lowest one) for one semester. I passed and she will only be in the class one lower than mine.</p>
<p>So I would guess that your son will be in a remedial class. The score just determines which class and for how many semesters he will have to take it.</p>
<p>At Clemson, the Math Placement test is on a scale of 1-6. If you get a 1 or 2, you are placed in a pre-calculus “remedial” class. If you get a 3 or 4, you will be placed in a slower pace calculus class (that means 2 semesters to cover Calculus I). If you get a 5 or 6 you are placed in the regular calculus I class.</p>