Does someone want to tell me what's so wrong with what I did?

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I was supposed to have had pre-requisites and I had taken ALgebra 1, Algebra 2 honors, Geometry honors, and Pre-Calculus honors in HS.
I contacted the registrar and asked if there was a way around it. They stated contacting the professor for permission. Undoubtedly, after I was registered and the school officials got around to checking their e-mail, they decided unless I had College Algebra or an AP College Algebra test in lieu of the pre-requisite, that I couldn't take it, but PRIOR to that, prior to her finding out about the policy, she tells me I can take it.

It's odd to me that they don't just have you take a placement exam. The summer before I started at my UG school all freshman had to take a standardized test of sorts that covered math and English. Those that placed above a certain score on the SAT didn't have to take the test. Those that were below that score took this exam and that determined what English and math class they would be in that Fall. It was NOT an AP test.

 

[orca2011]

It's odd to me that they don't just have you take a placement exam. The summer before I started at my UG school all freshman had to take a standardized test of sorts that covered math and English. Those that placed above a certain score on the SAT didn't have to take the test. Those that were below that score took this exam and that determined what English and math class they would be in that Fall. It was NOT an AP test.

My undergrad was like that too for math and language course. I took a placement test for Latin and could have started at Latin 103, but decided to start with a new language. For math, I believe it was either have over a certain SAT score or have taken Calc in high school. No AP exam was required.

However, if it's their policy, you're likely going to have to follow it. It's a little easier to get around some policies in upper levels when you are able to get a professor at the school to sign off on it. Some of our biology/research classes were like in that if you got someone to basically say you could handle it, you could enroll in the class.

As for worrying about having the correct book, it's not that big of a deal. Either check your school bookstore or just photocopy the pages you need from a classmate for homework until you get yours. I use half.com for my books because they usually have them listed at the cheapest prices. Also, if you're retaking a class you did get in high school, that means you should do well in it and you want as many good grades as possible when applying to vet school, so it really won't hurt you in the long run.

 

[Bill59]

That's akin to looking up the prof's home phone number in the yellow pages in the olden days and calling her home to get permission for the class.

As someone who actually lived in the olden days when we used phone books, I have to point out that would be the white pages, not the yellow pages.

Carry on.

 

[CanHardlyWait]

As someone who actually lived in the olden days when we used phone books, I have to point out that would be the white pages, not the yellow pages.

Carry on.

Awesome I noticed that too.

 

[Kansas Girl]

I've been purchasing my books for under twenty dollars. Now, I have to pay at least eighty for this one.

As somewhat of an aside, to put it bluntly, you will have to get used to spending a lot of money on textbooks. Last semester, I was taking two classes (organic chemistry and zoology) and spent ~$450 on books/model kit after everything was said and done. I do tend to buy new because I've found that I can often get a new one for not much more than used and can then sell it back on Amazon for a decent price. That being said, I know the used prices for the books I bought new were still well over $60. But, point is, $80 is a steal for many textbooks.