Math!!!!

rholman · Jul 25, 2008

I never did well in Math (at all) I was always a year behind. So I know it really won't come back to me all that quick.

Most CC colleges will let you take the college placement test again, at least 1 time. You usually have to pay a small fee for the second time. However, like you I was never really good at math and didn't bother to study before I took the test. As I mentioned I scored really low and had to take the very basic math class "Fundamentals of Algebra" which I was happy to do because I would learn the basic formulas again. Now that I have passed the class I am going to go back and pay for the College placement and retake the math test and hopefully I can skip the next math class "Basic Algebra" which basically reinforces what I just learned. The math class after basic is " Intermediate Algebra" which is a requirement and I receive credit. I don't receive college credit for the other 2 classes

My point is I get to save money and time and at least learned the basic fundamentals to build on. I wouldn't suggest retaking the College Placement without at least going thru 1 class. My Professor will be teaching Basic Algebra and I asked her what was the difference and she said it's pretty much the same information. In fact my school offered a class which incorporated both " Integrated Algebra" but my counselor advised me not to take it. I shouldn't have listened to her, although the class was 8 credits and I was paying out of pocket. :eek: See if you school offers a class which incorporates both basic Algebra classes. You can do it in the fall and it will be paced out, instead of everything crammed like the summer or take the 1st math class and then go back and retake the College placement test. This might work for you. :wink2: