<p>This is directed to RJha:
Your question: " How hard is Calculus I at Georgia Tech? I am really worried about that class because I haven't been able to take any Calculus in high school and wonder how badly I'll be affected since I have no experience with Calculus. Any responses will be appreciated."</p>
<p>RJha,</p>
<p>Calc 1 at GT is considered a weed-out class i.e. one that gets rid of the freshman that are unwilling to work hard and that cannot make the grade. Students who do miserable in Calc 1 usu. end up switching majors to a non-engg./non sci. major.
That being said, I'm not trying to scare you :)
Yes, Calc 1 is hard, but if you put in enough work (go to recitations, use office hrs etc ...), you'll get the grade that you want. No problem ...
Also, if you perform above average, there's a chance that you could be on the recieving end of a nice grade curve.
It might be hard esp. since you have no experience. If you have time, I'd suggest browsing through some calc txtbks to help you prepare for the class.</p>
<p>Humm, sounds like getting AP credit for Calc I (or even II) would be a good thing.</p>
<p>RJha, look at your local colleges for a summer Calc course. Even if you don't transfer the credit or grade to GT, getting some early exposure might be a big help.</p>
<p>I've got AP credit for Calc I (most likely a 5, I got a 100 both semesters of Calculus AB). Most people said not to exempt Calc I, but I'm starting to think maybe it's a good idea, especially since I talked to some rising sophomores who said they did it out of Calc AB and did great in Calc II. The only thing I'm scared of is the whole "no review" thing, and that I'd be stuck in the middle of this class talking about things I don't even know. It'd be a lot easier to just take Calc I and ace it, but even then, people have told me that if I take calc I I'll slack off ebcause I know it all and end up with a worse grade.</p>
<p>Your grades on AP Calc AB are pretty good.
Do you consider yourself as a math whiz (hardly spent any time on AP, loved the math and barely studied for the AP exam and still did well) or did you really crack your brains to ace AP Calc (like I did)?
If the latter applies, you might consider taking Calc 1 in GT, making sure to not slack off, and ACE it! That way, you're starting off with a GPA cushion that'll help you on later.
If the former applies, though, go ahead and take Calc 2. You'll be just fine!</p>
<p>Incidentally, I'm sure you all know this, you need a 4 on the AP exam to get exempted from Calc 1.</p>
<p>Incidentally, the basic English and Chemistry classes can be exempted not just thru AP test scores.
If you score >720 on the Chem SAT II and >750 on the English SAT II, you can exempt those beginning classes.</p>
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<li><p>If we are enrolled in a co-op program, then can we do an internship during the summer if we have worked on the co-op for the previous term?</p></li>
<li><p>For transfer students CS majors have to take a lab sci course in chem or bio, if we have advanced placement for the course in the current school will that be enough to satisfy the requirement set by the adcomms?</p></li>
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<p>"Once you enroll in the co-op program, you cannot do internships."
But does the co-op continue through the summer too....if it doesnt then is that statement only for internships available throught the school or does the Ban apply to internships that we might acquire by ourself through networking??If u can ask someone this i would be very grateful..</p>
<p>I'm not entirely sure about internships that you acquire outside the school, so I'll ask around and get back to you.
I'm not sure whether internships that aren't acquired through the GT Internship program will actually "count".</p>
<p>"I'm not sure whether internships that aren't acquired through the GT Internship program will actually "count"."
^^ count for ineligibility right..</p>