<p>Hi I'm currently a freshman in a CC, Business Major, just finished with mid-terms pulling straight A's right now, 4.0GPA. I'm looking to transfer as a sophomore. I figure i give it a try no harm done. Anyway the department I'm lacking in right now is math. </p>
<p>My parents forced me to take the placement test out of the blue. And I got placed intermediate algebra. I took college algebra junior year and stats senior year in highschool. I can retake the test soon. But my CC only allows 1 retake per year. So that is really getting on my nerves. I'm aiming to retake the placement test in the winter and
take Calc this spring semester.</p>
<p>I'm looking to apply to possibly columbia, nyu, brown, USC and possibly some other private school. I know UCs require 60units/2yrs. </p>
<p>Well I looked at the requirements for those schools and especially the Ivies doesn't have any real requirements in terms of math classes. They are more guidelines. And I know NYU lets u explain your situation. </p>
<p>So basically how important is math. Or does the overall GPA play a bigger role?</p>
<p>Most business undergraduate programs (usc/nyu) require at least calc 1 to transfer into. columbia/brown would most likely require calc 1 for an econ major.</p>
<p>So if you plan to transfer it would be smart to take at least calc 1, possibly calc 2 as well as there are a bunch of business undergrad programs that require that as well (villanova/ut/emory/wharton etc.)</p>
<p>Although you say nyu lets you explain it, most will require you have completed or are currently taking the math requirement and keep in mind the people you are competing with for admission have most likely taken it.</p>
<p>How are you going to take Calc if you placed into intermediate algebra? It’s a pretty big jump from intermediate algebra to calc. I assume that you took the Accuplacer which can err by a course but you’re talking about a jump past precalc 1 and precalc 2 into calc. You didn’t indicate that you too trig and that’s a prereq for calc.</p>
<p>Regarding your question: is math actually important?</p>
<p>The world runs on math but the math is mostly hidden so it is out of sight and out of mind for most people. There is an incredible amount of math in the computer that you’re using, the car that you drive, the building that you live in, the ability to turn on a faucet and get clean water out, etc.</p>
<p>The schools that you’re considering are prestigious and I would expect that they look for students that have taken a challenging course of study. That frequently, but not always, includes math.</p>
<p>well yea it’s a pretty big jump, but i took precalc before in high school. Some of my friends back in high school, had the same class and the same grades and similar SAT test scores in math. They ended up at Cal states and are taking calc right now because they place you on SAT scores and high school math levels. </p>
<p>Its just that i performed really bad on the placement test because I didn’t touch algebra stuff in a year. Went in cold literally. </p>
<p>but how important is math in terms of the admission process?</p>
<p>Has any other ex-CC student gone through the same thing? kinda weak math but really good GPA overall. </p>
<p>I too am a business major at a CC and was initially placed into intermediate algebra due to being rusty on the placement exams. After completing intermediate alg. I asked the head of the department for permission to go into calc I because I had a background in precalc. I was granted that option but I choose to take precalc during the summer for a refresher. I’m currently in calc I now and I plan on taking at least calc II before I transfer, maybe even either linear alg or diff eq.</p>
<p>I talked to an adviser first who then told me to contact the department head, who then met with me for like 10-15 minutes and asked me about my future plans and math background. </p>
<p>I’d only recommend going this route if you’re sure you can handle it, though.</p>
<p>I have a similar situation…but what if I took intermediate algebra just because it was a prereq for statistics, and I’m planning on taking calc during the spring semester AFTER I’ve turned my admissions applications in?</p>
<p>Since I’m a premed humanities major…have I sabotaged myself from getting into the most selective schools?</p>
<p>From what I have seen, most business schools require Calculus I or some form of entry level calculus at a minimum. If you scored poorly on the placement test, you may want to consider taking your time to study and refresh your memory (*Taking pre calc at the college level) before jumping into anything hastily. The last thing you want is to enroll in Calculus and receive a C,D,F, or W.</p>
<p>Probably don’t need calculus just for the humanities major.</p>
<p>Probably do need a full year of calculus for the pre-med sequence.</p>
<p>I’d say take the college algebra that you placed into now which should cover any gen. ed. math requirements. Then take calculus next year so you can fit in the full year course.</p>
<p>Brown doesn’t offer undergrad biz, so not sure why its on your list. As long as you are in process of completing calc, your app should be ok. How about a Subject Test score in Math? Did you take M2? </p>
<p>btw: Dartmouth, an Ivy, clearly states a preference for Calculus for matriculating Frosh.</p>
<p>Yes you are correct, but brown does offer undergrad Econ like Columbia. And yea I think right now plan is to ask the dean of math and hopefully get placed in precalc for winter and calc I for spring semester.</p>
<p>Also btw I avg a 2.8 gps in hs. Very competitive hs top 5 public hs in ca 920+ in API score. And I avg a b in math and took hs algebra all the way to precalc and hs stats. Slacked off a lot in hs.</p>