<p>Hello guys,
I'm planning to major in econ and this is my schedule for this fall. Do you think it's workable?</p>
<p>ECON1110 Intro to Micro
ECON1120 Intro to Macro
MATH1120 Cal II
CHIN2201 Intermediate Mandarin
PE1155
FWS (don't know which yet)</p>
<p>The thing is, because I took IB Econ Higher Level and scored a 7, I can actually be placed out of Econ 1120 and 1110. But do you think it's a good idea to retake them anyway, since I'll be majoring in it and I need a solid background in the subject?</p>
<p>And about Math1120; I've taken IB Math Higher Level and scored a 7, which means I get placed out of Math 1110. But do you think I should just retake Math 1110 since that's the prerequisite for an Econ major? btw I've learnt the stuff in Math1120 too.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t retake 1110 and 1120, they are absolutely pointless. If you are still interested in a slight introduction plus more advanced stuff, look at Econ 3010 and 3020.</p>
<p>If you get a B or better, you can place out of Econ 3130/3140 and 1110/1120.</p>
<p>Wait is it true that I can’t take two econ classes concurrently? It’s not indicated anywhere, and when I tried enrolling in both, it actually worked.</p>
<p>Vividi, your original question is a good one and the answer is not clear-cut. Every year I have a couple of freshmen students in my intermediate micro class who placed out of micro principles by getting a 5 on the AP exam. (I teach at a peer institution; I read this thread because my kid is considering Cornell.) Some go right to the top of the class while others flounder (even having to withdraw). One reason is the huge variation in the material covered in AP microeconomics courses and in the quality of instruction. If you attended a very competitive high school and are comfortable with math, placing out may be the right thing to do. But you are absolutely right to consider the benefits of having a rock-solid foundation. You should feel free to contact the econ department for more advice.</p>
<p>chendrix- When I talked to someone about doing that, they said that it would hurt me becuase all thought ECON 3010 and 3020 will be eqivalent to 3130/3140 as far as prerequisites go, the stuff you learn in the latter is more advanced, and when you get to higher levels of econ it’ll end up hurting you. Care to comment on this?</p>
<p>That’s right roneald. Econ 3010-3020 are meant to be substitutes for 1110/1120 for people with mathematical backgrounds. </p>
<p>I’d recommend sitting in on both intro and intermediate for a couple weeks, dropping intro if it’s too easy, and dropping intermediate if it’s too hard.</p>
<p>But 3010 is supposed to teach material in intro and intermediate, so shouldn’t you get the same education as those that take intermediate?</p>
<p>I’m planning on being a gov/history/econ triple major (killer, i know. not really though, a lot of the classes coincide). Thus i can’t afford to waste time on the intro courses, and i have no ap credit for them. I’ll have to take 3010 and 3020 bc they already count for the 8 class requirement - thus i’ll only have to take 1 econ course per semester, which isn’t bad.</p>
<p>Will I really be at disadvantage by not taking the intermediate?</p>
<p>I can’t help you much with the econ stuff, but I recommend placing out of MATH 1110 and 1120. Just take multivariable instead, since you will need to use partial derivatives and lagrange multipliers in intermediate micro/macro.</p>
<p>If the only prerequisite for econ is Calc I, i mean how difficult can the math be to learn in class.</p>
<p>I self taught myself simple multivariable this morning haha. does anyone know how difficult it gets? I got up to chain rules, which was a bit confusing…</p>
<p>can anyone tell me for sure if we are allowed to take both Intro to Micro and Intro to Macro in the same semester? because i already signed up for both of them and it worked.</p>
<p>I know people who have taken intermediate micro/macro in the same semester. I think I read elsewhere on these forums it’s an ILR rule to only take either micro or macro (but I have no idea). Regardless, I think you can do almost anything with adviser approval.</p>
<p>If you placed out of them with AP, then don’t retake intro. You’ll probably find anything it’s assumed you know is easy enough to pick up again if you did forget it by re-reading a paragraph or two in the textbook. Most of what you are taught in intermediate micro/macro stands on its own anyway. Worst case scenario, professors are available in office hours if you forgot more than you perhaps should have, but I doubt that would be the case. </p>
<p>(BTW, I placed out of both intro courses and found my knowledge to be more than satisfactory).</p>