<p>Hi. I'm in Arts & Science.
I'm planning to double major math and econ. In three years. Yes, I know that sounds crazy, but I'm an international and getting zero financial aid. :( </p>
<p>I am planning to take
Math 2210 Multicalc
Math 2220 Linear Algebra
Econ 3130 Intermediate Micro
COGST 1101 Intro to Cognitive Science
FWS Easiest one as possible.</p>
<p>plus PE.</p>
<p>Does this sound too much for the first semester ??</p>
<p>Background info : I took Calc BC in my 10th grade in high school, took multi calc (basic level) in my junior year, and took Stanford EPGY linear algebra in my senior year. None of them were too hard.
Plus I took microecon AP twice... once in Korea and once in U.S. Got a five.</p>
<p>My friends have been telling me to take 4 courses in the first semester, but I just can't stand how much money my parents are paying. Any advices will be very appreciated!!!</p>
<p>In light of what you’ve already taken I’m not sure how much the math courses you selected would have to offer you. That being said, I strongly recommend taking 2230 and 2240 in your first year instead (take this recommendation with a grain of salt, I’ve not matriculated yet). This course appears to give a proper treatment of multivariable calculus based on linear algebra, which will give you a much better understanding of and appreciation for the subject.</p>
<p>But to actually answer your question, if you choose to go with those courses I don’t think it will be much of a problem. Obviously no one knows you as well as you do, but if you’ve already familiarized yourself with both subjects to some degree then it should not be that bad, particularly if you enjoy it.</p>
<p>If it seems too hard in the beginning, you can always drop the courses and take something else (if you do it early enough it won’t be recorded as a withdrawal on your transcript). Hell, maybe with your background in math and econ you’ll even find it too easy.</p>
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<p>Then don’t take the 2210-2220 sequence. You’d be doing yourself (and your parents’ tuition dollars) a disservice of sorts. Challenge yourself with 2230-2240 instead. It’ll be a lot more appropriate for a prospective math major. Also, don’t take 2210 and 2220 (or 2230 and 2340, as the case may be) in the same semester. You’d benefit a lot more taking these classes in two separate semesters.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for both of you!!! I really appreciate it!
Apparently math 2240 is not offered in Fall 2010… so i would have to take them in two different semesters.</p>
<p>So, 2230-2240 is actually “harder” than 2210-2220 ? Because if I won’t be able to get A’s on those subjects, I’d rather take an easy way :(</p>
<p>Its not ‘harder’ in a statistical manner of speaking. In fact, 2230 has an A median while 2210 has a B or a B+ median. But that’s reflective of the fact that students in 2230 are probably better acquainted with the preparatory material. 2230 is more theoretical than 2210, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how you’ve been trained and on whether you enjoy proof-based mathematics. That said, if math is going to be one of your two majors, you’re going to have to get used to proofs at some point and given your high school background, you seem well prepared to start out with 2230. </p>
<p>On an unrelated note, I don’t intend any offense, but you may want to pick up a grammatical style guide and review it this summer. It’ll help you with the FWS and with any writing that you may do at Cornell.</p>
<p>Ahhh yes, thank you for your advice!! :D</p>