I can't pass math, do I have other alternatives?

toomuch4me
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:15:03 +0000

I am a marketing major and math 101 and math 102 are both required classes for my major. However, I am HORRIBLE at math. I actually think I may have some kind of learning disability when it comes to the subject. I know many students may use that excuse, but I am one of those students who will stop at nothing to succeed. I work with a private tutor which most of my income goes towards, I try and work with professor (whenever he doesn’t ignore me.), I utilize our math resource center, and I spend atleast 3 hours a day on this subject, but something is just not “clicking”. I This is my 2nd time taking math 101 and I am already doing so poorly to the extent it is best that I withdraw from the course. The suprising fact is that a handful of my marketing classes and other business courses such a OPM require that you take your math prereqs because there is a whole lot of those concepts involved, but my school doesn’t check, and I was luckily able to slide without getting caught. Fortunately, I have gotten A’s and B’s in these courses. The reason why colleges want you to take math 101 and 102 is because there are concepts involved that you would need in other courses you will have to take. But if I have already gotten A’s and B’s in these advanced classes, why do I still need to take math 101 and math 102? My tutor doesnt understand how I was able to pass these classes without taking my math prereqs, but I honestly believe that my brain is wired differently. I am able to problem solve differently without having a strong math base. It is almost like when a blind person cannot rely on their sight and they aquire a strong hearing sense to recompensate for their loss of sight. Is there a way I could petition this to my school? If not, what are some other alternatives? Is there another math I could take instead of the traditional math 101 &102, or talk to the learning disability department? Can someone shed some light on this problem?
BTW, I am a junior, I have 2 more marketing classes (both are theory based, they are not marketing science that involve math) The rest of my courses are for my minor which doesnt require math.
Please let me know if you have any advice or solutions to my problem because it is really derailing me from graduating if I dont find a solution now.
Thank you!

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