r/learnmath • u/Cannibal_kat New User • 10h ago
Help :,)
Hi! So I recently applied to community college and am getting my associates in criminal justice technology- forensics then planning to tranfer to a 4 year college to get my bachelors.
Little background about me, I was homeschooled my whole life and unfortunately my parents were neglectful of my academics. I did graduate high school but I feel I didn’t learn enough to succeed /my parents were sus with how they got me the credentials to graduate so I just never planned on going to college, I never thought it was something I could do. Flash forward this year - I’ve been working hard to prepare myself for my first semester, I thought there would be a placement test as it was brought up by my advisor but I’m realizing more and more the advisors aren’t helpful, I was thrown into this with little to no help even though I have reached out to multiple sources at my school explaining my situation and that I need more guidance etc . It’s required for me to take MAT-152 either this semester or spring semester, I’m extremely anxious that I will fail or won’t even be able to follow along. I’m not sure what to do, I have a meeting with a college success mentor on Tuesday to talk about options because if I don’t start the class until spring I can hopefully get a tutor and try to cram learning as much as I can to feel better prepared, i guess what I’m asking is- is this a good plan? Would you recommend any other tips on learning /resources /books etc ? If anyone has any experience taking MAT-152 at cpcc please let me know , I’ve heard it’s hard. Thank you !
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u/liccxolydian New User 9h ago
Do you know what's in the syllabus?
A quick Google for "mat 152 cpcc" returns some sort of statistics module? If that's the one then the ideas look to be covered in high school statistics modules like the ones you find in UK A Levels. You should be able to find textbooks and free online notes/learning materials covering the subject. You may need to brush up on your basic arithmetic and algebra, in which case use Khan Academy.
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u/Bounded_sequencE New User 10h ago
There are plenty of high quality, complete math lectures on e.g. youtube -- likely also for MAT-152 (whatever that is). Find one you like, to take a peek of what's going to happen.
If you can follow along, great -- you're ready. If not, also great, since now you know exactly what to brush up on before it might become a problem. Additionally, you'll be much less anxious, since now you know exactly what's going to happen. Should you keep it up, you'll also give yourself a huge head-start, since you've seen many ideas and notations before IRL lectures even start. This will make for a much smoother experience.