<p>Do not take Calc I! Lots of incoming freshmen who get 5s on the AP decide to forgo the AP credit and retake it at Cornell since they think it will be an easy A. It is a lot more difficult and some TAs are miserable. I know someone who got a 5 on the AP but a B in the course at Cornell!</p>
<p>I took ILR/STSCI 2100 Introduction to Statistics with Liz Karns in the spring and it was undoubtedly the easiest math course anyone can take at Cornell. Since it’s colloquially known as “ILR stats” a lot of people don’t realize it counts for Arts and Sciences but it does since it is crosslisted under STSCI! You do not have to use a calculator at all (in fact you are forbidden because there are absolutely no calculations!) and all the prelims are multiple choice. You can get 20% bonus points by attending class and doing the pop quizzes (there are 5 over the semester). Some of the dumbest kids I have met at Cornell were in that class and the median grade was an A-. I recall there was another mature student in the class when I took it. I have heard that it is a lot more difficult with Velleman in the fall.</p>