A new 'ask a recent graduate your bucknell questions' thread

purplegirl
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:04:04 +0000

I know my D will find out some of this at orientation but she is not sure how she will be placed in classes because of AP classes. She is now entertaining a math minor/major but is going in as a Bio major. My question is will they just put her in Calc III or do they suggest a retake of calc II? When she called they just said once they review her AP scores they will automatically place her accordingly. (At first she was very confident she mastered calc AB/BC as she was the #1 math student, high 90’s even 100% avg on all tests, 5 on the AP, But knowing college is much different than High School if they start her in calc III and she realizes that it was a mistake can she drop back? Also, is there a language requirement as a math major? I know you were a math whiz at Bucknell and thought you’d give a most honest answer. Her first semester will be Organic Chem, Biology (I’m not sure what since she might place out with the AP), Calculus ?III, and her Found. Seminar. Thanks. She just wants to get the most out of her time and AP placements if she can. She also didn’t know if she had to take German or French for the math minor or major.