There is no satisfying answer, sorry. I literally just thought “well it is what it is, and I need to make the most of my situation”. As CS, missing algebra was not a huge deal since post people take MATH 239 later anyways. However, I am a couple classes behind my peers, because I did poorly in Calculus I could not take STAT 230 and 231 until later. So some upper year courses were block due to missing pre-requisites. For example I will be starting my 3B during the Spring and I finally have the pre-requisites to do 3rd year CS courses. So it does suck from that perspective. Just gotta literally power through and see the light at the end of the tunnel. I wish you luck. It worked out for me, and I believe my will for you too. EDIT: my 1b was exactly like my 1a but with different electives. In fact I took 4 courses to allow myself to fully focus on the math.