Advice from Students Like You

If you intend to satisfy the CSU ELM Requirement by passing the ELM Exam, listen to some CSU freshmen talk about preparing for the ELM Exam and what happened to them when they didn't pass it.

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Nicole

She is spending a year in remediation just to be able to sign up for Math 45, a required course for her major.

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Jason

He regrets not taking the ELM Exam seriously. He now has to spend time in remedial math rather than working on courses for his major.

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Brenda

She took honors Trigonometry in high school but didn't prepare for the ELM Exam. Now she is in remedial math and says the class is very slow. It covers middle school material. See what she says she would have done differently.

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Dekeydra

She knew about the ELM Exam but didn’t know that not passing meant a semester or two of remedial math courses at CSU that don't count toward her degree.

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Dan

He says some of the math in his remedial college course is at about 8th grade level. Hear his opinion of a remedial math class.

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