<p>is math 20a really that hard? the MPE administrator said it is really hard.</p>
<p>i got my results and they say that I should take Math4c in order to review, but it also says I can take Math20a but i should review throughly... but im thinking of just taking 2oa unless it is ultra hard</p>
<p>really? they already have your counselor recommendations online?</p>
<p>i didn't get mine yet...they said by august 13th...</p>
<p>no when you take the MPE you get your results that give you recomendations</p>
<p>man..I have to take mine when I get there, after orientation. </p>
<p>And as for your question, are you taking a math/science/engineering major? I'm pretty sure that they all require the 20 series instead of the 10.</p>
<p>oh, haha, my mistake</p>
<p>i should have seen that you put MPE in your question</p>
<p>yea my major is engineering (after looking at the MAE2 website im seriously reconsidering this lol) and it says you can take Math4c as a precalculus class then go to math20a</p>
<p>wandering_M the MPE isnt that bad. I was really sick and could barely concentrate and i still qualified for 20A</p>
<p>20A is not really that hard, from what I hear. I'm surprised the MPE administrator said that. You could always try 20A, and if it's too hard, then switch to 4C.</p>
<p>I'm bringing up this thread again because I just took the online calc readiness test, and I bombed it, I forgot so much over the summer. It says that you can't take the test if you get under 30 (out of 40), and I got 17. I took regular calc and got an A both semesters (wishing I took ap...), but if I get the same score when I take the MPE next week, will I be restricted from taking the exam, or will they just strongly recommend that I take another course?</p>
<p>"but if I get the same score when I take the MPE next week, will I be restricted from taking the exam, or will they just strongly recommend that I take another course?"</p>
<p>You'll be restricted from taking the course. I know the Math Department is very strict in their pre-requisites.</p>
<p>I did better much better in Math 20B than 20A (haha a C in 20A and an A in 20B). It might have been my difficulty to adjust my first ever quarter. But really, if you do your homework, go to lecture/discussion, and study before tests, you really should be fine.
haha HOWEVER, the 20 series did make me realize how much I hate math, which helped me change my major from engineering to science. :)</p>