<p>Just my opinion, but if testing into M211 Calculus and being advised to take it instead of M119, it is probably wise for many students not to take it. It might be better for many incoming freshmen just to "settle" for M119 to meet the calculus requirement. M211 has a very high failure rate precisely because students test higher than M119, are advised to take M211, do take it, and wind up starting off their college career's on a very low note. For example, 522 students out of 1089 took M211 last fall and got a C- or lower. Kelley requires a solid C to meet its Icore prerequisite requirement, so all of the Kelley students in the 522 number had to retake M211 or, more likely, they took M119 after not getting the solid C in M211. 775 of the 968 who took M211 last fall were freshmen status (add to the 522, too, first-year students who had enough AP and other credit to be classified as sophomores, so these were freshmen in terms of "going to college"). The huge majority had to have tested into the class and obviously got the advised to take it instead of M119. So, be wary of taking M211 in order to fulfill the Kelley calculus requirement just based on your math placement test; M119 is much, much easier and will meet 100% of Kelley's requirement.</p>
<p>–add to the 522, too, first-year students who had enough AP and other credit to be classified as sophomores, so these were freshmen in terms of "going to college–</p>
<p>I meant add the first-year students with enough AP or other credit to be classified as sophomores to the 775 classified freshmen who took M211 in fall 2013. More than 80% of the students who took the course were freshmen.</p>
<p>Thanks bthomp. This is great advice for incoming freshmen as they set their schedules during orientation.</p>