<p>cuse put me in this math class that i dont wanna be in. i want to change it into the class a step higher and im pretty sure i can do it bcuz the math class they put me in was only ‘recommended’ according to them. </p>
<p>i pre ordered my books. does that mean this book from this class i dont want it gonna be in there? and if it is is it that easy to just go exchange it once i get into the higher math class?</p>
<p>yall understand all that^? hope so…</p>
<p>help!</p>
<p>Don’t fight the placement. It will not only prepare you for the course(s) that you want,but it should be an “easy” “A” if the course is below you. Trust me: you can use all the easy “A’s” that you can get.</p>
<p>An easy A, perhaps - but I personally take the view that, if I have to do any work at all (and no matter how much you already know, you still have to write the papers / do the problem sets / take the tests), I may as well learn something in the process.</p>
<p>I am assuming you pre-ordered the books from the university bookstore - if so, bring it back to the Schine bookstore as soon as you receive it (and don’t delay). They accept returns (go up-stairs to the customer service office (and expect a long wait), but only for a limited time. Best to get it over with while you have a chance, than to lose a lot of money</p>
<p>I agree with Anarchy, no point in wasting countless hours on stuff you already know.</p>
<p>I dn, it seems that if they placed you there, they probably had a reason. And since this is our first semester, and there’s a lot to take in, an easy math course may be a nice break.</p>
<p>As with most things I say, remember to take everything with a grain of salt :)</p>
<p>I took 14 credits my first semester, and my only regret was that I didn’t take more. The campus layout will take a week or two to learn (and more if you aren’t the adventuresome type to go out and explore), but really, if you have had any experience at all with college classes (AP or otherwise), you will have a very good idea of what is expected of you (100-level courses are particularly easy, as you would imagine). I even took a 300 level PSC course that semester, and found that it was a good match for my skills - I didn’t know anything about the subject material ("Religion in Modern (Renaissance - now) Political Thought), but learned a ton.</p>
<p>The placement means little - I can’t speak so much for math, as for language - I took the French exam and placed into -too- high a level, and ended up dropping down one. But if you feel you would be best suited to a different class, try and read the syllabus. Find the prof’s name, go to the mathematics department website and view the Faculty list, and see if they have a website - if so, they probably have their syllabus there. Or go to <a href=“http://syllabus.syr.edu/MAT[/url]”>http://syllabus.syr.edu/MAT</a> and see if there is one available there</p>
<p>My son will be attending another college and I have to say he had to take a placement math test. Even though he scored to where he could go to the next higher level of math they placed him in the lower one. This confused me and so he checked out the syllabus online and found he did not know the material well enough in the first class to skip to the next higher one so he is planning to take the lower calc 1 course. So looking into the syllabus is a very good idea.</p>
<p>wow thank yall. i looked at the syllabus for the class they put me in. the other one wasnt available and it seems like i should go higher up. i was only two questions short of being in that class anyways.</p>
<p>the easy A does seem tempting. im trying to doublemajor in newhouse next year so i should try to get all the A’s i can but im just not that typa person. </p>
<p>im just gonna change my class when i talk to my advisor.</p>
<p>Given that you will want to double major, you should really only take classes you absolutely need. I will have my political science major done by the end of this, 1st semester of my sophomore year. I want to add another (either Information Systems, Economics, or Philosophy) major, but will be very constrained in what electives I sign up for (I have broad interests, so this isn’t a very fun thing). I’m signed up for 19 credits this semester, so hopefully it will give me a little leeway in my course selections in the future.</p>