Im gonna do what some users on Grass City do. Mods, isn't that a warning or something? And obviously I don't use PERFECT English on a forum like this because I type fast, I have a very good grasp on the English language and puncuation, believe me. Im a really smart kid when I apply myself, but I have gotten tutors all through high school and math was the only thing I struggled with.
As a secondary math education major I find it ridiculous that I have to take six credits of art type classes, but it's required if I want to graduate, so I do it. Like somebody stated earlier, GER college curriculum has been pretty much the same for a very long time, so they must keep it around for a reason. P.S. You'll encounter math way more out in the world than you think. It's not just playing with numbers, it teaches you new ways to think.
Use the report button on the top right corner of his post if you think it's violating a TOS. Personally though as a Jr. Mod, I don't think it's a violation. It's actually a pretty valid question seeing is that it's only October, and IIRC colleges don't accept HS Seniors until usually after the first of the new year.
I took AP (Advanced Placement) English courses in high school, two of them, and got a 5 (the top score) on both of them. And I still had to take a freshman English class at my university. Not only did I demonstrate in high school that I have a good grasp on the English language, I am a Computer Science major, which has nothing to do with English. And you know what I did about it? I shut the fuck up and took the course.
you should get a job in the field you are interested in instead of taking classes these days imo. A lot of people are under the assumption that a college degree = job + money I honestly think that college is becoming a waste of money unless you are pursuing something like medicine or science or engineering
That's strange, did your college not accept the AP class as credit towards your English requirement? Did you go talk to your dean? Admittedly there is a lot of red-tape involved at any school and more often than not universities decide to change their minds about what they do and do not accept. Still, AP is usually accepted everywhere. I disagree completely. For a lot of people it's the time that they need to learn what they want to do with life, and it's also a time to grow up and learn how to be an adult without the adult responsibilities. I think college is a very rewarding experience, especially if you put your time and effort into it and don't take it for granted. See I had to pay my own way for practically everything, and it took me a good 16 years to graduate college. And I'm so much happier that I finally did.
This is what most colleges do to you...They take you in, Unsuspected, You take some courses, maybe get a bachelors degree...you go out into the real world and then [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxehP4e840s]YouTube - Funny Russian Airbag Explosion fail[/ame]
I got credit for the first English class, ENGL 1101, but I could only transfer in 3 credit hours of English, so although I had taken both exams I still had to take ENGL 1102 here. There are certain other requirements that the University System of Georgia enforces on all of its graduates, like 12 hours of social sciences and 12 hours of humanities. So right now I'm in a "political philosophies and ideologies" course that I have literally no interest in, but I'm taking it because I have to.
If it's at a public college and it's totally free (grants, etc.), then go for it. If it's not for you, no problem. But don't go to a private college and dump a bunch of money only to realize that you can't handle the math and the other non-criminal justice course and that they're not for you. Especially in this economy. Even if you finish, BA and BS degrees are like high school diplomas these days. Where I work, we get flooded with resumes each day and almost everybody has a BA or BS. We even get people with masters and doctoral degrees that are unemployed. So, essentially, just make sure it's really what you want to do. It's hard out there. A lot of people on here will tell you to follow your dreams and all that stuff. But the people that really care for you will tell you the other side of it. So make sure you really love Criminal Justice before you take the leap.
I know this. Its not even all basic though, down the line I have to do calculus and geometry (which ive done in HS) foreign language (which if done in HS) along with core classes, (im also in a sociology class) but theres still Composition, Humanities/Fine arts, and social sciences that require at least 6 credit hours each.
At OP; Check with the college and determine how many general math credits are required and how many they accept for a passing CLEP score. Get a CLEP study guide for math and test your way out of it. The CLEP General test is not that hard. passing score may mean 0 Math classes. P.S. I work at a Community College and you would be surprised at the low evaluation exams we see from recent H.S. graduates. It really is pathetic how poor of an education system we have that allows these folks to be graduates.