<p>The reason I ask is because my freshman year even though I have a really high GPA my course load was not that challenging with intro level courses, and one class that i ended up repeating.</p>
<p>If someone would like to give me their thoughts on this course load I would appreciate it. I'm basically trying to prove that I can pull of a 4.0 with a (semi)rigorous course load. I will be applying for UNC (in state) UVA, Georgetown, Vanderbilt and maybe one high reach, Upenn, if that helps any.</p>
<p>hours:19
Major:undecided/business</p>
<p>ACCT 251-Principles of accounting I-Financial</p>
<p>Hist 222-European History Since 1517- This professor, I heard from a friend, is a really tough grader but a great lecturer.</p>
<p>Span 102-If I finish this class I get credit for 101 as well.</p>
<p>Econ 231-Microeconomics </p>
<p>Math 146-Precalculus 4 hour course</p>
<p>English 261- Survey of American Literature I</p>
<p>the precalc may get you. just so you know, if you plan on trying for Wharton, they require Calc 2 to be completed or in the process of completion. I'm not sure about the other schools but I believe McIntire is Calc 1. don't quote me on that one though.</p>
<p>I'm not going to be trying for Wharton I would have no chance there so I was going to try for CAS which is still a high reach but I love the school.</p>
<p>Why does the calculus hurt me especially since it is not required for my major? I really haven't taken any other math other than business statistics so there isn't a higher level one I could take...</p>
<p>well, you mentioned business and it is absolutly required for your major. I understand you are no planning on going into the business school of penn and UVA but those school's requirements will give you a good idea as to what you will need. if wharton requires Calc 2, its a good sign UPenn's CAS program will require something close, only because it is geared towards the same program. In my case, I am planning on transfering next year, but I am trying to get to the highest level math class possible, and that is mainly for Econ. (most likely Calc1 or Calc2) it will help your chances some bit.</p>
<p>I'm taking Calculus II and probably will gone on up to Calculus 4. Why? It's not required for my major, and honestly, the highest I probably ever need to go up to is Calc I or II. </p>
<p>Calculus is like every college's standard weedout class. If you can do Calculus at a 4 year institution, (not sure how hard it is at CC, but it can't be that much easier), then it shows you can handle a hard class. It's basically how hard your courseload is.</p>
<p>Would it be difficult for me to skip the precalc course and just take Calculus I? As I mentioned I have only taken an Advanced funcitions and modeling class(Algebra III) In high school so I'm not sure I will have much preparation for calculus. I guess what I'm asking is if the class will be way ahead of me from day one if I haven't taken a precalc course or if it would be manageable.</p>
<p>Alright, I took Pre Calculus in HS, and to be honest, I think I could've made it through Calculus pretty easily w/o that class. I did have a leg up when doing derivatives, but that lasted a whole week due to college being a lot faster.</p>
<p>It really depends if math is your strong suit or not. For me, I'm pretty good at math, science, ect, and I put a lot of time into it. I got my A. If you're willing to put time into Calculus, you can skip pre Calc probably... </p>
<p>My roommate actually skipped Pre Calc, learned Calc over the summer, and took Calc I and II in a single semester. Now that's a tough load along with some huge engineering classes.</p>
<p>that really all depends on how quickly you can pick up advanced math concepts. if math is your strong point, you could do it. if you struggle a bit with new concepts or they take you a while to cement...I wouldn't risk it. although, I have no idea what algebra III really is. I have not taken a math modeling class.
make sure your college would allow you to skip as well. at my CC, I am forced to take trig and precalc before calculus I so be sure to check it out. if you think you can do it, take time over the summer, take out a calculus concepts book over summer and try to pour through alot of it, try to really retain the formulas and you should do alright.</p>
<p>edit: two posts, at almost the same time telling you almost the same thing.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for the advice guys, I think I will try to take calc I next semester. I'll also try to pick up a book as suggested so that I can get a bit of a head start over the summer. I wouldn't say that math is my strong subject but even though I struggle a bit sometimes I still get A's so hopefully with a bit of independent study I can pull this off.</p>