Double Major: 2 Birds, 1 Stone

rushhour5
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:00:05 +0000

One thing about placing straight into Math 215 is that it is usually a difficult adjustment for freshmen, even if he or she does get a 5 on the AP. I have quite a few friends who did that and those who were not real math geniuses had some serious trouble with doing so. I obviously don’t know anything about you and your situation but I’m just saying that going to Math 116 should be something you consider. Michigan math tends to be very difficult for those straight out of high school and some people say its better to get your math requirements done outside of Michigan if possible. I think the big difference is that in high school, as long as you worked hard, you would get an A because of how much homework mattered how much extra credit there was. In college, you can work hard and still get a B since homework takes up maybe 5% of the grade and the rest is determined entirely by exams, which are difficult, not necessarily because of the sheer difficulty but because of the time constraints. Personally, I had BC credit but I gave it all up and started again with Math 115, partially because I hadn’t done any math for almost two years but also because of how much I saw my friends struggle with even Math 116 straight out of high school. It’s obviously up to you but this is something I think you should consider.