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Should I take Calculus I at a community college over the summer?

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InlineFour

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i'm currently senior in high school taking pre-calc. next year in college i should be taking calc I. i'm debating whether i should take calc I at a community college over the summer then take skip to calc II at college. i feel like i'm far behind in math. =\
 
Either way, it doesn't really matter. Iby the time you get to your sophomore year of college, it won't have mattered either way and you'll be able to look back on your choice and say. "meh".

In conclusion: it's not a big deal that's going to make any huge difference in your life one way or the other.
 
I took summer school physics at a CC and it was a joke compared to a real university. Basically a freebie A. But I did get questioned about it by one interviewer for med school. I assume calculus will be not as difficult too.
 
Originally posted by: chambersc
Originally posted by: InlineFour
Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
yes.. it will be much easier to take it at CC than the univ..
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why is that? perhaps the classes are smaller?
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and easier
and cheaper
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Except they aren't easier. Despite what people think, classes are more or less the same. You may get professors a bit more willing to go the extra mile at a CC, but you have plenty of those at four-year schools.

It is cheaper though.
 
I would say, take freshman english to get that outta the way. Way stay up late freshman year writing long retarded papers when you can be drinking booze.

Also, Id also get rid of some history electives if possible.

Calc would be nice, but sometimes its better to just take it at the same time as your fellow mates.
 
Originally posted by: InlineFour
i believe the normal math class freshmen take is calc I? i know a guy who's taking "college algebra" as a freshman. lol
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The first math class I took as a freshman was statistics. It was either that or algebra.
 
Originally posted by: Tiamat
I would say, take freshman english to get that outta the way. Way stay up late freshman year writing long retarded papers when you can be drinking booze.

Also, Id also get rid of some history electives if possible.

Calc would be nice, but sometimes its better to just take it at the same time as your fellow mates.
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That's what I wish I had done. I could have saved myself three credit hours my first two semesters just by taking english classes at a local community college my last two years of high school (rather than taking english in high school).

Before you spend the money to take any classes at a community college, talk to the appropriate people at your future university to make sure the classes will transfer. The community college back where I grew up (often refered to as the 13th grade of my high school since so many people ended up there) said you could transfer most credits to the 4yr college I ended up attending to. This was partially true - some of the courses would transfer, but the more technical stuff, like math courses, would only transfer as lower-level courses (ie: I could take Calc 1 at the CC, but it might only transfer as precalc to the university). My high school actually only offered trig as the highest level of math, so I looked into doing math at the community college but decided against it when I found out about the credit not transfering equally.
 
Originally posted by: Strk
Originally posted by: chambersc
Originally posted by: InlineFour
Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
yes.. it will be much easier to take it at CC than the univ..
Click to expand...

why is that? perhaps the classes are smaller?
Click to expand...


and easier
and cheaper
Click to expand...

Except they aren't easier. Despite what people think, classes are more or less the same. You may get professors a bit more willing to go the extra mile at a CC, but you have plenty of those at four-year schools.

It is cheaper though.
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Grading in CC is way more loose than in the University. You learn the same material, except you get a nicer inflated grade at cheaper cost.

However since Calculus I is pretty important, I would spend a full length term in the University with a good professor. You don't want to get a crappy instructor to teach you and scare you off from calculus.
 
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