If it is possible, I would suggest trying to take Calculus I in high school, and take the AP exam to get credit for it. It’s much easier to take Calculus in High school, trust me. If that’s not possible, most of my friends faired better by taking their calculus courses at community college… The reason for this is, at High school, and community college, the teachers seemt to “care” more for you. High school especially… You can ask questions and they will answer to them, rather than college professors who brush you off and tell you to come to non-existant “office hours”

Wish you the best of luck.

Besides, much of the math you’ll be doing in your economics courses is actually calculus in disguise. Then there’s statistics and probability, which will eventually use…calculus.