To take calc or not to take calc

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<p>So I'm in a bit of a predicament. I'm currently signed up for calc 1st semester but am having second thoughts.</p>

<p>For placement I tested into 105, but I didn't take the test too seriously and flew through it. I was in pre calc my senior year and got a B as my 2nd semester grade (which is saying something as a 2nd semester senior ;) ) I am thinking of either applying to Ross or dual majoring in Econ/Romance languages. If I went the second route I wouldn't have to apply at a certain time so I could spread out my math freshman year and take econ 2nd semester. </p>

<p>The problem is that I'm in the RC and 2nd semester I'll be worrying about proficiency. Would I really want to take French, Calc, and Econ all in one semester? Would it be better to get calc out of the way first semester while I'm in French 190 and english?</p>

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<p>i’m not familiar with French courses, but taking econ and calc1 together is not a problem</p>

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<p>fwiw I was told that the 1st yr Calc classes are quite difficult.</p>

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<p>^ That’s the reason I don’t want to be focusing on Econ, Calc, and proficiency testing all at once. I think I’m going to stick with calc 1st semester because I’ve had three years of French so 1st semester 190 shouldn’t be too extreme.</p>

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<p>Do Calc 1 first semester. It’ll require effort but worrying about proficiency, Econ 101, and Calc 1 all at once is way too much, and you won’t really gain that much from Math 105 if you’ve already taken Pre-Calc.</p>

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<p>…ummm… Calc 1 and Econ are too much? Well geez</p>

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<p>^I feel in my situation it would be too much because I will be focusing on proficiency the same semester. Calc will be a struggle for me but I feel as long as I keep up and get help I’ll be fine. Calc with econ and proficiency would be way too much whereas if I take calc 1st semester my workload for freshman year will be more evenly distributed</p>

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<p>Econ 101, Calc 1, and French RC proficiency is way too much. Econ 101 and Calc 1 together is completely doable</p>

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<p>anyone else have any input? I’m going to take calculus but am curious as to what others are thinking</p>

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<p>I got a 3 on the AP test and took calc, the exams were definitely harder than the AP exams. I studied my butt off to get an A, while my friend who’s trying to cruise by with an easy A got a B-…</p>

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<p>i took calc II and econ together 2nd semester while taking 3 other classes and got an A and an A-. it’s not that bad to be honest</p>

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<p>I took calc 116/econ in the same semester (I know its not 115, but I took that my first semester)</p>

<p>I only took up to pre-calc in HS and it still wasn’t too difficult. For 116, I was actually incredibly lazy and still got an A-. it comes down more so to how you are at grasping mathematical concepts. I’ve seen people in my same classes struggle while still putting in more effort than me.</p>

<p>It’ll definitely be more of a workload than you’ve had in highschool, but it wont feel overwhelming once you get the hang of it.</p>