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werther, I took real analysis using "baby Rudin," and it was sufficient mathematical background (well, combined with linear algebra) for my first year classes. I'm not doing any advanced theory, so it's possible that a deeper background would be necessary for those classes, but a "baby Rudin" analysis class gives you a good handle on the concepts and techniques that will be used in first year core classes.
And for what it's worth, I sucked at calc when I took it! Real analysis is a very, very different thing -- it's hard, because it's a whole new way of doing math, but at least you start at the beginning and you aren't "behind" or anything because you weren't super at calc. The material is new for everyone. You just have to be very, very sure that you understand each step, rather than just do something formulaically (sp).
(Oh, and do review calc at some point -- you'll do a ton of it in micro and macro, and you want to be able to work through maximizations, etc. quickly and confidently. Thomas's Calculus is a great text to use for a self-review.)
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