If you have the time, I would recommend you retake it. Algebra skills will be really important when you take calculus or linear algebra or differential equations.
Unless you think you can improve a lot through the program. Maybe after the summer you can go back and challenge the class with the math department
erichioro what did you mean by challenge the class? When you said unless you think you can improve a lot through the program,were you talking about the math program I was talking about in an earlier post? Clearly,that D in math doesn’t mean I’m not good at it becuase life really happened this semester! I know life is gonna keep happening and I can’t let that interfer with school!
For certain courses, some schools like mine, and maybe yours, allow you to take a test, almost like a placement test, to skip a course. Maybe you can do this instead of retaking the course. And yes I was talking about the math program. A semester is a lot of time, so forget what I said earlier, you should keep on going with math classes, retaking may not be worth it.
Yes taking the placement test might be good to see if I have learned the material to move on to College Algebra and Triginometry!
@erichioro and @JC2017 are extracurricular activities important? I wasn’t involved in enough in high school and want to in college!
They are important, but only to a certain degree. Usually they aren’t as important as your GPA. And if you’re working while in school they become less important because these admission people know its almost impossible to work, study, and be in clubs/organizations. I recommend looking into the transfer selections criteria at the schools you’d like to transfer to, to get a better idea of what you should be doing to have the best chance to transfer to those schools.
@erichioro what extracurricular activities were you involved in high school and college?
I didn’t do much in high school, just a few clubs, but I don’t plan to mention those at all on my college app. In these last 3 years of CC, I was co-founder of the Robotics club at my school, which now doesn’t exist (not enough people interested), I spent close to a year as a lab technician at an electroplating shop, I spent a summer at USC working in a lab, and I’m trying to get another internship for this summer. Some people prefer to spend more time at school, to be in student government or to be really involved in clubs. But I needed to work for the extra money, financial aid wasn’t cutting it. Instead of joining clubs I found jobs/internships that are relevant to my major, while getting paid. These are kinda hard to find, but they do exist.
@erichioro what are requirements for internships and Jobs related to your major such as Majors in STEM? What do you reccomend I do if the Communtiy college I attend has no organizations of interest to me? Should I form my own organization or find one in the community? Did you form the robotics club because there were no organizations of interest to you at the school you attended? Was the Robotics club fun? My current Job is in Retail,is it normal to start out in retail or fast food?
So I asked my advisor what I should do about the low grade and he said to study and work on the material on EdReady over the summer or make some modifications to my fall schedule by only taking one of the math classes I signed up for because I signed up for college algebra and Triginometry with Analytic Geometry!
@SuperGeo5999 if I were you I would still continue with your current fall schedule. But study up on your intermediate algebra skills and don’t slack in your college algebra class. Make sure you know everything in it. Honestly during your first calculus class you’ll see people struggle if theyre weak in Algebra. Calculus 1 is like 80% using algebra skills to solve integration and differentiation. Algebra is very important during the first semester of calculus. But I wouldn’t advise you to move slow through college as others have said. Don’t rush yourself but STEM majors are meant to push you. Just enjoy the hard parts and find things you wanna solve/fix to keep you motivated.
And just remember C’s get degrees
@SuperGeo5999 Each job had different requirements, but most of the requirements had to do with classes. My first job was in retail, and of course it’s normal to start off working in retail/fast food. If there aren’t any clubs that interest you, you can always try to start your own. You just need to reach out to some people at your school and find someone that have the same interests, then you can talk to professors about starting your club.
It might be best to listen to your adviser, and take one math class at a time.
@erichioro could you answer my previous question that I asked and menchoned you In!
Never mind @erichioro I didn’t see your previous post until now! Sorry!
I didn’t go through all the posts so im sure its been said before but i’ll give you some extra reassurance.
I personally struggled a lot with trig (got a C) but when I took calculus the following year it was A LOT easier (to understand at the very least) and ended up getting an A.
So I’m sure it’ll work out for you too. the STEM field is super competitive so you might want to put some more time into your basic math foundation but you should be proud! its a great field with even greater opportunities as our society moves forward
I’m not gonna give up on STEM just becuase of my low grade In math because that’s what I’m interested in and all the encouraging words from the threads on this post motivate me to continue moving forward with my goal!
I’m glad to hear that. Never give up!!
@erichioro I’m curious! How did you do in Calculus 3 this semester? What classes do you have to take before transfering?
@Herokid11 @VLGian what is your major?