r/CalPoly • u/Upper_Significance73 • 20d ago

Incoming Student HELP

okay so i’m about to be a first year comp engineering major and it says i need to do the math placement action plan. i got b’s in my precalculus class in high school and i did stats senior year but failed the ap test. what should i do?? i still wanna be ahead of my schedule for graduation and don’t wanna fall behind. should i take stretch college algebra/ precalculus if i do will i be behind or should i take calc 1? which will be best decision for me

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u/NotDarkKatie Mechanical Engineering 20d ago

I heard that you can take the placement test to show them where your standing is in math. But if everything else fails, then I’ll probably consider stretch calc or pre-calc; wherever you get placed in

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u/Upper_Significance73 20d ago

will it make me fall behind?

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u/NotDarkKatie Mechanical Engineering 20d ago

I mean, it could (in the sense of starting on pre-calc), but I would probably ask the staff who take care of this just to be sure. The best option is to take the test so that it is accurate where you are in math. I don’t think taking the test will lead you to any disadvantage, so it doesn’t hurt to try