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davan · 09-01-2006, 01:49 AM

Okay let me preface this with the fact that I have never taken calc before. Weird situation because I would have taken AP calc, possibly bc, my senior year, but I went on foreign exchange junior year for the 2nd semester. My school said I either had to take normal pre-calc (not even regular calc, because of a technicality that you MUST finish a particular pre-calc class before attempting anything above--no waivers allowed) since I technically never finished or take a different math (I ended up taking AP stats).

Now, I know you basically have to do a rather high level of calc for most of the econ courses as a prereq and I know that I will basically have to force myself into a course I am not quite ready for and study 10x more and get a tutor (totally willing to go through), but which one would be the most painless to deal with and not put me in a whole the next few years? I will talk to my counselor about it, but any opinions *CAUGH* IDAD *CAUGH* would be appreciated.

09-01-2006, 01:49 AM	#1
davan Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 96	Which calc for econ? Okay let me preface this with the fact that I have never taken calc before. Weird situation because I would have taken AP calc, possibly bc, my senior year, but I went on foreign exchange junior year for the 2nd semester. My school said I either had to take normal pre-calc (not even regular calc, because of a technicality that you MUST finish a particular pre-calc class before attempting anything above--no waivers allowed) since I technically never finished or take a different math (I ended up taking AP stats). Now, I know you basically have to do a rather high level of calc for most of the econ courses as a prereq and I know that I will basically have to force myself into a course I am not quite ready for and study 10x more and get a tutor (totally willing to go through), but which one would be the most painless to deal with and not put me in a whole the next few years? I will talk to my counselor about it, but any opinions CAUGH IDAD CAUGH would be appreciated.