<p>I have asked this many times, just not in its own thread. I have taken calculus already and got a C for 1st semester and a C+ 2nd semester in Cal State Fullerton. It was my junior year of high school. I am really shaky on calculus and am not even sure if I placed into calculus because last year I took Statistics and I never really did too well in Calc in the first place. </p>
<p>Should I retake Calculus, both semesters, over this summer? What positive effects will it have? Any negative (because I am sure I will be able to review it all on my own, as long as it would avoid negative effects)?</p>
<p>Since you're an engineering major, a strong base in calc is pretty much a necessity. Negatives are that if you do badly again, it won't look very good at all and it will take up time that you don't really have (if you're still gung-ho about transferring in 1 year)</p>
<p>I think those are great positives and are the reasons I am just waiting for them to allow me to register for that class, but there are no dire negatives right? Colleges don't care that I took a class twice? It has no effect on my application except gpa boost?</p>
<p>i would highly recommend retaking calculus if you don't feel like you have a good grasp on it. as already stated, engineering requires a strong base in calc so retaking it would do you some good. just make sure you get an A.</p>
<p>Okay I am now having doubts again. I talked to a counselor to get it cleared (didn't even pass the trigonometry and placed there... too many imaginary number questions) for Calculus. Then he said it might have a negative effect, then checked with another counselor. The whole issue was because I had already passed my AP test (that's how I'm getting clearance?) and the college would already give me credit for the AP test for Calculus and if I took it at FJC at would get credit twice when I send in the rest of my AP scores.<br>
I didn't even mention the fact I took Calculus at CSUF because I am not even too sure about that myself.</p>
<p>Again, am I doing the right thing to take Calculus during the summer? I could study by myself to avoid all risks. Anyone taken AP class and passed AP test than retaken the class at CC?</p>
<p>i'm set to take AP calculus this coming fall for my senior year but i plan to take calc 1 again in CC even if i end up passing it. you can never have too much practice. </p>
<p>can someone suggest what to study the most in preparation for calc? trig/pre-calc? algebra 2?</p>
<p>i didnt pass my AP calc in high school. Um i think that taking it again in CC is just redundant, theres really no point if you already have credit for it. But if you want to take it again I dont see the harm in it as long as its the exact same class. i think that it will just boost your gpa and youll know your stuff better. </p>
<p>You said youre not doing well. I took it in CC again and it was a lot easier after i took remedial classes. Calculus is really about knowing your algebra. And if you dont know your algebra well then youre effed up the butt. Maybe brush up on some algebra, i think that will make calculus a lot easier. </p>
<p>To jfk: things you should probably prepare for are exponent rules, knowing how to factor, and trig rules and identities.</p>
<p>Hm, so would I benefit more from taking calc in high school and then again in CC or taking it in high school and also taking inter. algebra and possibly trig again to brush up? Or is that too much?</p>
<p>I know the policy for AP credit in my CC is that if you get a 3 then you get credit for pre-calc and can be placed into calc 1 and if you get a 4 or 5 then you get credit for calc 1 and get placed into calc 2.</p>
<p>I would like to make the decision by tomorrow. 3 seats left (counselor said it doesn't matter as long as I show up the first day of class though). </p>
<p>So you are suggesting I go straight into Calculus 2 and just brush up on everything on my own (will be tough I don't have a book or anything)? If I do do this though I will be able to take a general ed class in the summer instead (making transferring in one year an actual possibility, but I'll probably do it in 1.5 years anyways). </p>
<p>I just want to know if there are legitimate negative effects. Let's say I qualify for UCLA, (3.7 gpa.. my major is aerospace engineering) since I am an average transfer for that major according to that profile thing... Will this retaking of Calc hurt me/ prevent me from getting in?</p>
<p>To jfk: things you should probably prepare for are exponent rules, knowing how to factor, and trig rules and identities.... i forgot the UNIT CIRCLE, and logs oops.</p>
<p>i dunno it all depends on how good you are. i took calc in high school, and then inter algebra and trig again in CC. i felt that this way i had a better grasp on it. youll take a placement test upon entering a CC and im sure thatll probably be a good indication of what classes to take in CC. definitely brush up on what ive listed above though.</p>
<p>to GoMiamiDolphins: im kind of confused because you went to too many schools lol. i dont think retaking calc will hinder your acceptance to UCLA. as long as you didnt fail which you didnt. i would take both calculus 1 and 2 again. seems tedious but i really feel like no one can understand higher math without having a good foundation. just my opinion. buy calc for dummies??? </p>
<p>something you can also ask yourself... do you think youve chosen the right major? did you choose aerospace engineer because its impressive and will make you a lot of dough? are you excited about going to classes for your major? because if not you should really reconsider. i thought i wanted to be a chemistry major because i thought it would be impressive. i later realized that i was living in hell. now im a psych and music major and couldnt be happier because i gravitate towards these things on my own anyways.</p>
<p>about my major: I never explored any major including mine much at all. I just like to build things and I just am interested by air stuff and space stuff. But if I had gotten B's in Calculus would you have asked me that? I don't really see myself being that excited for physics, but I sure am a lot more excited for that class than most, such as English and math. I would still say I am sort of excited because I think I am interested in it (just realized it).</p>
<p>It's not a bad idea to email them is it? or will they not reply... or should I just call? <a href="mailto:ugadm@saonet.ucla.edu">ugadm@saonet.ucla.edu</a>
I guess I would write something that I wouldn't want to be penalized for retaking the class and would my previous grade be erased because I took it when I was a junior. It was the very reason I didn't get accepted into your college as a freshman(well maybe not UCLA, but definitely UCI)!, why should it hurt me now again that I am trying to transfer?</p>
<p>Also : If I register for the class and drop it in two weeks after getting more feedback (before class starts) or talking to the UC's or something will that effect me or be on my transcript?</p>
<p>I just talked to my teacher. He said that I don't have to show UCLA my transcript. Don't report it when I apply. If I don't show them my transcript it'll be like that class I took never existed.
Does this make sense?</p>
<p>I think I may have misunderstood him... I will talk to the other CSUF teacher at my school tomorrow for verification on what I should do.<br>
The teacher I did talk to did say that as long as I don't go to CSUF I just don't report anything about CSUF or ever attending it, so maybe the program is optional for transferring. I always hate it when I always don't ask every little question I have to the person and have to go back.
So anyone else know if I don't report anything UCLA won't know about it? I was aware that failure to report classes attended is very bad.</p>