<p>I plan to take calc 1 and calc 2 over the summer at local colleges. My local CC doesn't offer calc during the summer so that means I have to take them at private schools. Anybody else in a similar situation? Also how do med schools/grad schools view summer classes?</p>
<p>If the only option is private schools, you might be better off moving to a place you consider interesting for the summer and taking them at non-local CCs. Could very well be cheaper even with rent.</p>
<p>Summer classes will mean less credit at your current university, so you save money in the long-run. I think it’s a good idea, but I cannot really tell you much about how grad/med schools look at it since I have no clue tbh, but that’s definitely something I would do and I plan on going to grad school, as well. Just don’t burn yourself out because you will go straight into the school year and if you’re taking a butt-load of credits, it can be exhausting.</p>
<p>It depends. Some schools look at it with an unfavorable view but some don’t care. I met the director of admissions for a top medical school and she told me that it has even been the source of internal debate for them. However, they decided in this economy, it might be the only way some can graduate in a reasonable time without higher debt since CCs are so much cheaper.
I think most schools are going in that direction.</p>
<p>Two sequences of Calc in 12 weeks? Good on you because i wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.</p>
<p>Lol I know but the guys who teach both calc one and two are very good and easy :). So I should be fine. One of the classes (calc 1) will be at St. Johns and I have yet to decide where to take calc 2. I’m thinking Pace University but I don’t know how much it really is. Oh, how do I know how the calc 2 professors are if I don’t know where I’m taking it? Rate my professors.com</p>
<p>Calc 2 and “easy” really don’t go well together…</p>
<p>St. Johns 5, 000 dollars for a 4 credit class</p>
<p>@riku: Really depends who you have</p>
<p>I think summer classes are a great way to get your general credits out of the way, especially if you plan on going to med school, but at least here at the University of Scranton, those credits do not count towards you GPA, and the grade you get doesn’t even show up on your transcript, all you see is “TC” (transfer credit). So if you plan on acing those courses, you might as well have something to show for them, so I would suggest taking it at your regular college.</p>
<p>Don’t base all of your information on ratemyprofessor. That could be a BIG mistake because you don’t know the ability of the reviewer (they could be naturally gifted in math and just THOUGHT) the classes were easy or what.
I’ve known a few people that took calc 1 and did amazingly well but stumbled a lot for calc 2.</p>
<p>Very true. ^^^^</p>
<p>I agree with ladeeda6.</p>
<p>My two favorite professors have a 1ish rating on rate my professors. Found out that it’s mostly from slackers who expected an easy A. Loved both classes and I keep in touch with both professors.</p>
<p>Yea it does happen. However in high school I took Trig my Jr year and I took Pre - Calc my Sr year. Trig was terrible and I think I got a 77 in the class. Now comes time for my Sr year to take pre calc and my grade at the end of the year…100. See the reason I got a 77 in trig and a 100 in pre calc was because of the teacher. The teacher in trig was actually a history teacher who had a small math back ground. My pre calc teacher was a college math professor. So I would say that who ever is teaching the class is a big indication of if its going to be hard or not. Now with RMP, you really have to look at the comments to see how the teacher really is. Usually if a professor has a 4.1 easiness rating and people in the comments are saying “I’m not a strong math student”, thn its probably good to say that he makes the subject easy. Again this is just one opinion.</p>
<p>I would not take math over the summer at an easier school if you need to continue the sequence at your university. You will have a hard time in more advanced courses because you won’t know the material that everyone else knows.</p>
<p>And no matter how good the teacher, if you are learning the material, calc shouldn’t be an “easy A”</p>
<p>I know how this is going to sound but I really don’t care about learning calculus. All I want is a decent grade.</p>
<p>Not to be a jerk but to pass Calc 2 you HAVE to care about learning calculus. You need to eat drink and sleep calculus.</p>