Should I take calculus 1 again?

Transfer Students
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Hey guys,

I applied for the upcoming UC admissions, and my major is statistics.
I took an AP Calculus AB exam in high school, and I got a 4 on that. So, I was able to skip Calculus 1 at community college, and I have finished all the higher level math courses, such as Cal 2, Cal 3, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations with grades of A. However when checking assist.org, the website says that I need to get a “5” on AP Calculus AB to skip Calculus 1 at UCLA… So, I talked about this issue to my community college counselor, and they told me “since I finished higher level math courses, UCLA won’t give me a credit for taking Calculus 1 at community college”. So, I called the UCLA admission office, and their answer was as same as what my counselor said. They told me, " although your AP score is not enough to skip Calculus 1 at UCLA, your higher level math courses taken will validate, so you don’t need to take Calculus 1".
But I am really scared that if there are any possibilities that I can not get into UCLA because of skipping Calculus 1…

What do you guys think that I take calculus 1 for the spring semester after finishing all higher level math courses? Am I going too far? is anybody on the same boat?

2

If UCLA said that you do not need to retake calculus 1, then you should be fine. If you want extra assurance, you may want to ask the department of your intended major. (Though you may want to get the answers in writing.)

3

I called the admission and the math department as well. The math department told me that they won’t give me a credit even though I take calculus 1 again at community college, since I have taken all the higher level courses. So, am I just fine to skip cal 1 based on what the admission and the department said even though cal 1 is my major prep?

4

The actual school and math department already answered your question, but your mind won’t be at rest until an anonymous stranger on the internet agrees?

5

You should take Cal 1 again since you think the school admin and math department aren’t telling you the truth.