Math Classes

[bighomage]

I'm starting college next year and I have the option of testing out of Calc I and Calc II. If I tested out of both, I would be taking Linear Algebra. I plan on being an Economics/Math major, so I will have to take higher level courses at some point. I will be pretty busy next yeat, because the workload at my school is heavy, I will have a campus job and I will be pledging a frat (there goes my time for poker and lurking OOT [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]).
As busy as I'll be, it seems like the easy answer would be to just take Calc again and get the easy A. But I'm left wondering how important it is to get ahead in math. In high school, taking the higher track and taking AP Calculus definitely helped with college applications; will taking Linear Algebra right away help me get summer internships, into better graduate schools, or a better job? Also, do you think taking Linear Algebra would help me get better recommendations from the math department?
So, take the easy way out, or strive for higher?