What to expect?...

College Life
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<p>Hi all,
I am planning on applying to a few colleges in the fall and was wondering about college rigor or coursework…
I am an international student and finished high school a few years back… I guess I am most concerned about the math. I want to do pre-med and am not great in math (lost a lot of time in high school and forgot a lot of what I did know) but I just want to know what to expect. Is the math level very high? Would you say basic knowledge such as SAT I prep would be enough to get me started?
(I’m not aware of HS math level so I don’t know what colleges are expecting)</p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>The highest level Math class my High School used to offer was AP Calc. You should be fine if you’re from Europe, I hear they teach this in Middle School over there.</p>

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<p>For medical school you need Calculus 1 and 2.</p>

<p>If you haven’t done pre-calculus it’s a good idea to do that first.</p>

<p>A lot of schools have a math placement test that will put you in the level you are ready for. Just be prepared to go until you finish calc 2.</p>

<p>If I remember correctly the SAT’s don’t include pre-calculus, just everything before.</p>

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<p>Thank you both.
Close… I am from the Middle East.
I know some of pre-calc from what I had to do in high school so maybe I could take a course to complete the rest before I move.</p>

<p>So if it is not expected of everyone to have the same knowledge to start with, can I assume that starting classes will not jump right in to higher level material but get everyone to the same point first?</p>