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Calculus 1 and Chemistry in the same semester
zoemack
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I'm a freshman at a local community college, and I'm trying to earn a 2-year degree before transferring to our state college. I need math classes to get that degree, and my ACT scores have placed me into their calculus class. I've always hated math and I've never been very comfortable with it, but thinking back I'm fairly certain that was my teachers' faults. I'm taking Chem spring semester 2020, and I've been advised by everyone to not take chem and calc in the same semester, but the alternative is taking a different math I've already placed out of just for the sake of taking a math credit (ANY math credit). I'm not sure what to do, I feel like I may be able to handle the workload but everyone has warned me against taking these two classes together.
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Replies to: Calculus 1 and Chemistry in the same semester
An ACT score isn't a reliable indicator of which math class you should take. You may just be a very good test taker. Talk to a counselor about which math class is right for you.
If you haven’t taken a PreCalc/Trig class, you shouldn’t skip it and go right to Calc based on ACT scores.
What math classes have you taken?
A strong ACT score does not in any way prove that you have the foundation for calculus. Most of what is taught in a typical pre-calculus class is *not* tested on the ACT. This seems like a dubious way of recommending a math level.