<p>I've already taken Linear Algebra in high school and got an A.
I'm thinking about majoring in Math.
Should I opt to place out of 18.06 or is the MIT linear algebra course so important for math majors that I should still take it?
I still have to take 18.02 & 18.03..</p>
<p>Something MIT said advised generally placing out of the math courses you can, but 18.06 has 18.02 as a prerequisite, so you might want to look at problem sets and whatnot to see if you know everything you need to.
(Hey, I’m also NJ -> MIT '13! :D)</p>
<p>You’ll be able to take the Advanced Standing Exam administered by the Math Dept. during Orientation to see if you can opt out of 18.02, 18.03 or 18.06: [MIT</a> Mathematics | Advanced Standing](<a href=“http://www-math.mit.edu/academics/undergrad/first/advanced.html]MIT”>Advanced Standing Examinations (ASE)).</p>
<p>No harm in trying to place out. Note that placing out of 18.06 requires summer homework, not just a test.</p>
<p>when do you find out if they accept your transfer credit. Or should you just assume they won’t.</p>
<p>I don’t think you can have credits for both 18.700 and 18.06, so if you want to take 18.700 you might not want to test out, but you could probably look at the psets and stuff on the website, since the class might be a lot of review.</p>
<p>I’ll take the Advanced Standings Exam… but I’ll admit… material looks a lot harder than in high school- maybe I should consider not skipping… especially, if I want to do well in more advanced math classes.</p>
<p>I took math placement exams at Georgia Tech so I could take cooler physics classes. I got As on the placement exams (just a 70 was required for placement), but felt that I didn’t have a good enough theoretical understanding of the math to really use it in my other courses. Aka, I wish I had just taken the math. So yeah, for whatever that’s worth. I’m planning on retaking 18.03 and 18.06 and just taking more classes than avg those semesters. That raises a question for me: is tuition more expensive if you’re taking more courses?</p>
<p>Nope, tuition is the same no matter how many courses you choose to take.</p>
<p>There is a credit limit freshman year, though.</p>