Not sure what classes to take before I transfer.

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello guys. I am trying to transfer for a mechanical engineering program. I am not sure what classes to take because I am in quite the dilemma. Here is the story:</p>

<p>I am in my third semester of college soon to have 39 credits as of next week. I have finished Calc 1, 2 and linear alg as of next week. I really want to take calc 3 next semester but If I take calc 3, but I risk getting a failing grade.. or losing my 3.975 GPA. The professor teaching this course lives to destroy GPAs and has a serious attitude problem with all of her students. I have done research saying that this professor has passed only 4% of her calc 3 class with an A- and 2% with an A last year, most of the percentage of students failed with an F or barely passed with a C-. If I don't take calc 3 I fear it will look bad when I start doing my applications this summer and I'll be behind math wise. Should I tough it out and try to atleast manage a B+/A- in her class or should I drop the course before I have to take it in the fall 2014 semester?</p>

<p>Currently my schedule is this:</p>

<p>English Comp 2
General Physics 2: Calculus Based
Computer Programming and Problem Solving
Calc 3
Diff Eq.</p>

<p>I REALLY want to fit Honors General Chemistry 2 for next semester. I was thinking of either dropping differential equations, calc 3 or english composition 2. I am so torn as to what to do. </p>

<p>Oh and here is the list of schools I'll be applying to:</p>

<p>NYU
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse University
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY: University at Buffalo
SUNY: Stony Brook
CUNY: City College of New York</p>

<p>I'll be transferring from a CUNY school. I am also curious... Do the universities/colleges actually care (as in will it affect my admission chances greatly) about what classes I'll take in the semester before I transfer?</p>

<p>Thanks for those who can help. </p>

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<p>The rigor of courses honestly don’t matter as much as I thought through the whole transfer process. I took the easiest classes possible within my 4-year engineering track and got in to an Ivy. </p>

<p>Honestly, With that GPA I think you should actually add some better schools to your list, like Cornell/Duke/CMU/Vandy, because you look like a strong applicant!</p>