Intro classes easier/harder than upp classes?

College Life
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<p>Are intro level or survey classes easier or harder than upper level classes, I’ve heard differing opinions from different people. I was wondering if I should CLEP out of the classes I havent already gotten AP credit for and take more electives or stick out with intro classes. Any suggestions? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>If they’re not in your major or an area you know very well - they could be. The great thing about difficult intro courses is they could help you realize before its too late that a certain major might not be for you.</p>

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<p>content wise prolly not, but grading is often curved in intro classes</p>

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<p>I’ld say upper level classes are easier for a variety of reasons.</p>

<p>In many cases, learning the basic fundamentals of a subject is more difficult than all the periphery aspects you learn in upper level classes. There is also the fact that many first year courses are designed to weed people out(ie curve of death), so upper years courses can often be easier than intro ones.</p>

<p>Also, first year courses may seem harder because the people taking them are freshman, and as such are trying to adjust to college while taking these courses.</p>

<p>Just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>I found my intro levels to be pretty easy with one exception–they often are large and individual help isn’t readily available as it would be in a higher up class.</p>

<p>Most anyone who has some idea how to study should be able to get all A’s and B’s in an intro course. Use this as sort of a buildup in case you do struggle in a higher level course.</p>

<p>I’ve never taken a higher up one in college, but I did take multiple levels of some classes in high school. I found that the II classes in HS had more dedicated students. I’d imagine this would carry over for college as well.</p>

<p>Also, a higher level class is likely in something you want to take. This should motivate you despite the higher difficulty. It seems that a class you like might seem easier even though it’s not for this reason–if you like math you might do better in, say, Calc II than you would in basic English.</p>