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I have two problems with this. 1) Precalculus is typically only a one semester course. Spending another whole year - doing what? Precalculus and calculus lite? It seems like overkill. 2) Spending a year at a cc then means she is a transfer student at “the real university” rather than a freshman, which makes scholarships/financing more tricky. Also the whole degree plan less continuous.</p>
<p>Depending on the school, starting in Pre-calculus and then proceeding to whatever the required calculus is in the spring semester is less likely to set her back an entire year.</p>