u/CynicPlusKind

Hi all,

I’m traveling to CDMX in July and want to do a day trip to Oaxaca for a mezcal tour. The problem I keep running into is all the tours that fit within my day trip timeframe (e.g., starts in the morning and ending with plenty of time for me to fly back to CDMX) each have a 2-person minimum to book. Should I contact the guides of these tours and explain my case or would it be better for me to find a legit tasting or two in CDMX?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

I'm an adult student (it's been a decade since I last attempted higher ed) attending a community college in the DC area. I declared Economics as a major upon application and was on my way. Halfway into my coursework at the CC, I realized the Economics coursework map is insufficient for aspiring Econ majors and geared more towards Business or Finance. For example, it lists Applied Calculus I instead of Calculus I (the version that matters for Econ) as a required math course. Also, by the program's end, Statistics is the highest math class you will take if you follow the given course map. Ideally, however, you should have at least taken Calc 2 and/or Linear Algebra prior to transferring to a university.

Despite this CC having a transfer agreement with one of the top state schools regionally with a highly ranked Econ program, declared Econ majors at this CC should be taking more rigorous math classes. If you've declared Econ as a major or strongly considering Econ at the university level, it's imperative you compare what your community college suggests with degree requirements for undergraduates in the same major at universities you're considering.

It's not too late for me to course correct and I'm glad I caught this issue before I finished at my CC. Take it from me: Save yourself time and money and ensure you're taking the proper math courses at the start of your CC journey to be best prepared for the university level. I understand it's more important for CC's to have students leaving with associate's degrees, but this is your life. It's more important for students to have what we need to do well once we're admitted into a four-year school.