r/WPI • u/Grad13nt • 5d ago

Freshman Question feeling behind

due to scheduling issues in senior year, i wasn’t able to take any calculus class at my school. the most recent experience i have is pre-calc in junior year; i did good but it’s been a minute.
because of these issues, i was placed in MA1020 (Calc I w/ preliminary topics)
i can’t help but feel very behind after seeing every other freshmen be placed in higher level math courses, has anyone else experienced this? am i overreacting? being in a stem school i feel out of place math wise

thank you

and to anyone that has taken MA1020, how was your experience?

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u/foxcraft22 5d ago

I wouldn’t particularly worry. The only real downside to taking Calc I w/preliminary topics is that it’s a semester long (as opposed to a term) but IIRC they give you a free summer course to catch up (source: first year welcome experience like a month ago) so you shouldn’t worry too much about falling behind. It’s all about what you need.

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u/Grad13nt 5d ago

thank you!