math 111 vs. 112

jcas323
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:06:15 +0000

I was in the same situation and retook 111 and then took stats for premed. They want you to take 2 math courses for premed, and Cornell encourages you to not use AP credit towards premed requirements. 111 was a breeze and allowed me to concentrate on other courses. Ive heard 112 is the hardest of the 3 calc courses, and if you are trying to keep your GPA up for premed, it will look better to have an A in 111 rather than a B in 112. FYI, I started taking 112 but felt rusty on my intro calc (Calc AB material) and I decided to drop it and take 111 instead just in case.

I would only take 112 if you took BC calc in high school.

And for every who says the boring thing, its really not that bad, and unless math really really interests you in the first place, it wont be any less interesting.