<p>I have to take that math assessment before i go to my NSC (june 17-18) and i looked online and it says that it tests your pre-cal skills. i'm decent in math and took AB Calc this year but I sucked in pre-cal. How hard was it? I don't want to get stuck in a math class that isn't worth my time.
btw, anyone going to the june 17-18 NSC? and how does that work?
And i'm doin the last fish camp in august. is fish camp really worth it?
I'm super excited about A&M but kinda scared too.</p>
<p>The Math Assessment, unless it has changed in the past few years, is only a test that determines what math class you should initially take. It’s only a recommendation whose outcome doesn’t inhibit you from taking any math class. With that being said, if you took any form of AP Calculus you should breeze through the test. I took it after taking AP Calculus a few years ago and it was very easy. If you feel like your pre-cal skills are lacking, study them for a little and you should be fine.</p>
<p>The NSC is just where you and your parents can go, check out and learn about the university, see a little more in-depth aspects of your perspective major, and sign up for classes and other options.</p>
<p>Fish camp is a chance to be social and meet others. It’ll give you a chance to meet others prior to coming to A&M, which is nice. Some aspects of it are strange and/or annoying, but overall it’s pretty fun.</p>
<p>I took precal last year & i sucked at that test 
But since you took calculus it should be easier for you
Plus my precal teacher sucked
So good luck :)</p>
<p>Well I was in Calc BC this year, and the math assessment was so easy that I didn’t do that great because it was stuff I did freshman and sophomore year that I didn’t remember.</p>
<p>jrt336 that doesnt even make sense</p>
<p>Yeah I was rambling. The stuff on the math assessment was stuff I learned in freshman and sophomore year of high school. I forgot how to do that stuff, and I didn’t do that well. No I’ll look through the practice test and hopefully do better next time. Hopefully that clears it up.</p>
<p>umm I don’t think they are looking for a perfect score jrt. I bet you could still miss like 5 and still be perfectly fine.</p>
<p>lol… jrt336 - love “it was so easy that I didn’t do that great…”
sorry - just struck me funny</p>
<p>if you have previous college credit in math, your score wont matter.(summer school)</p>
<p>the test just determines if you will be in a remedial class</p>
<p>What he is saying is true. A lot of the stuff we learned way early in high school and they are very little details like notations that not many people just remember off the top of their head. However that is only a couple of questions in my opinion.</p>
<p>I got an 18/25 though. I’ll take it again though, even though my Calc BC should get me out of classes. They won’t make me take remedial math if I do bad again if I have a 35 on ACT Math and 770 on SAT Math right?</p>
<p>thnks guys. that helps a lot! I’m retaking cal 1 over again next year though just cuz I don’t need any other math classes.</p>
<p>@Jr , check on the site, with an SAT score like that you might be exempt. but it gives you the score you have to get to pass, its usually like a 60. you should be good call and make sure though</p>
<p>Umm yeah with your ACT/SAT math score I would just not worry about it.</p>
<p>Haha ok. I’ll take it again anyway, just because I think I can do better.</p>
<p>Howdy! I just finished up my freshman year as a Computer Engineering major and member of the Corps of Cadets at A&M. Here is my input on this math assessment:</p>
<p>There is actually a nomograph (<a href=“http://essap.tamu.edu/pdf/nsc/MATH-NOMOGRAPH.pdf[/url]”>http://essap.tamu.edu/pdf/nsc/MATH-NOMOGRAPH.pdf</a>) that gives a (imo a rough) indication of what math course you should start in. Although they have not seemed to have updated this and have updated the actual math assessment (guess the new test is out of 25?). </p>
<p>I know my advisor used this at my NSC. He also saw I had AP calc credit, so he didn’t care what math I started in (I also did fine on the nomograph). Pretty much, this math assessment just helps answer the question with you and your advisor of whether you should start in precalc or not. The exception to that is if you aren’t strong in math and got low SAT/ACT math scores, a very low math assessment score, and have only taken like Algebra II in high school. That is more of a case of your advisor recommending remedial math. </p>
<p>My personal opinion after taking Math 151 and Math 152 (calc I,II for the engineering students): if you can get a good score on the AP calc (AB or BC) exam, say a 4 or 5, you should be fine to start out in calc. </p>
<p>Now with all that AP credit, which calc should you take? All I can say, it’s a WHOLE lot better to be safe than sorry. Especially your freshman year and if you are an engineering major.</p>
<p>So, I’m about to take the math assessment, since my NSC is the 15-16. But I haven’t taken pre-cal in since my junior year, and I don’t remember a single thing. I’ve been working through the practice test, and some (very little) of the material is coming back to me. I got a 33 on my ACT math, but I know my assessment score will be very low. Is that going to be a problem? I don’t need very much math for my major (education). I just don’t want A&M thinking I’m stupid, and questioning why they let me into their school.</p>
<p>^I pretty much did the same thing. 35 on ACT Math, 18/25 on the assessment. It shouldn’t be a big deal.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. I did my best, and ended up with a 15/25. Which is a lot better than I was expecting, although not great. Ah well, I’ll see what they have to say about it Tuesday at my NSC! :)</p>