I should beat him over the head with a large stick

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>OK..so i'm a junior, finishing up the school year. I thought it was a good idea to enroll in college math to look good for Umich and Cornell in the fall.</p>

<p>So I took the placement test at my local community college, and scored an 80 on the college math exam(96th%ile). so the admissions counselor tells me that the highest math I can start with is COLLEGE ALGEBRA.</p>

<p>I tell him no way, i'm already up to pre-cal in HS..we argued for AN HOUR. here's what it sounded like:</p>

<p>ME: so..is there any way I can get into Applied Calculus 1 for the summer?
HIM: you need an 87 on the placement test. (98th%)
ME: but..I got an 80. that's close.
HIM: no, you gotta have an 87
ME: well is there any one I can talk to, i'm positive I can hang with the Applied Calculus kids.
HIM: well..i'm going on lunch break, but you can ask the math department..they'll just say no though.
ME: so I can ask them?
HIM: yeah, but they'll say no. you should've scored 87.
ME: well...i'll go ask them.</p>

<p>And I was like, this is BS, I mean, even as a Black Male, i'm gonna need something to stand out on my college application. So I took a snack break, and decided to camp out at the Admissions office. below, our second meeting:</p>

<p>HIM: oh, it's you again.
ME: yeah, the math department says I should go for Accelerated Precal.
HIM: well, no. you need an 87.
ME: WHAT?!? FOR PRECAL?
HIM: yeah. it's the same.
ME: MAN..
HIM: look, I know you're taking AP Calculus BC in school next year. You're a smart kid, you'll get into Cornell.
ME: well...can I talk to the math department about Precal?
HIM: yeah...but they'll say no.</p>

<p>SO, to make a long story short, I spent 5 HOURS at my local community college arguing with these people (I literally got kicked out)</p>

<p>so we made a deal: I'll take Accelerated College Algebra for 4 weeks, then go to Applied Calculus 1 for 4 weeks, then advance to Applied Calculus 2 for 10 weeks. And if Umich or Cornell defers me, I'll take Applied Calculus 3 for 10 more weeks. Admissions people are so tough to cope with...yet they hold god-like power over where you'll spend the next 4 years...</p>

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<p>Good Story. At least it was entertaining somewhat.<br>
But stop being so obsessive.</p>

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<p>yeah, you're fine. just calm down and enjoy life. BC is more than enough.</p>

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<p>lol...wow. just....wow.</p>

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<p>you need to chill, you dont need college math to get accepted to UMich. I only took AP Calc in HS and I'm in CoE. enjoy your summer while you can.</p>

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<p>Wow. All I had to do to take calc II at my local college was to go to my HS guidance counselor and say, "hey, I wanna take calc II this semester," and then he signed me up. After that I just took calc III and diff. eq. the same way. I love Wisconsin and their crazy free college classes for HS students. :)</p>

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<p>they were free?? no way..no placement test?</p>

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<p>chill richkid.</p>

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<p>Michigan is the same way.. took AP Calc junior year, got a 3 (teacher's fault all the way), had football first semester of my senior year, then just signed up for Calc 2 for the winter semester at the local community college, no placement test, no costs.. got an A. ;)</p>

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<p>You know what? I take it back! Michigan is going to reject you because of the easiness of your schedule. Where the hell is your PhD? Hmmm? My god rich you disgust me, I had my disertation finished when I was 12.</p>

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<p>lol^^:D yeah, explain yourself</p>

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<p>For me in Tennessee, if you got the prereqs (a passing grade in the preceding math course) and the money, you can take pretty much anything here.</p>

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<p>Ditto in Alabama...except course titles are deceiving. In my econ class last summer (that required a pre-calc pre-requisite), we spent two days on how to plot points on a graph...and then we moved to equations of lines. The rest of the class was ok, general macro theory...but goodnesses...</p>

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<p>I don't know what other states have, but Wisconsin has the Youth Options program. If a junior or senior attends a public high school and wishes to take a course that the HS does not offer, and the student has the required prerequisites, then the school is required to enroll that student in the class at another HS, online, at a college, or at tech school. They are also required to pay for the class and books. Transportation reimbursement is an option for low income families. I took advantage of this and was able to get 25 credits at a local college. Unfortunately none of the credits will transfer since they were also counted on my HS transcript.</p>