IMSA Applicant Class of 2021

birdie02
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:50:06 +0000

@HariKrishnan

Yes, you can do that; however, I highly suggest that you stay in your math level. Before coming to IMSA, I took classes up to Pre-Calc and I was sorted into MI-4, and wondered why I didn’t qualify for the Calc section, because I already learned Pre-Calc. However, IMSA’s math curriculum helped me build a stronger Pre-Calc base, and this was pretty nice in my opinion. I’m not sure what you mean by MI-3/4 and MI-4/Calc, but both MI 3 and 4 are Pre-Calc and various other topics. There is no Calc in MI-4. A friend of mine took Calculus her freshmen year and got A’s but started with MI-3 at IMSA, and she struggled with math (a bit). I would be inclined to believe that the placement testing is trustworthy and you shouldn’t think too much about your placement - IMSA’s math curriculum is pretty rigorous.