i'm in pre-calculus now and hate it and don't really want to go on to calculus at all. I'm probably going to be going into psychology or business in college. To get accepted into college do i really need 4 years of math? By the way, i'm not looknig to go to Princeton or any ivy league schools. And i would be applying to schools mostly in NJ, some PA.
2007-01-15 06:20:44 · 7 answers · asked by jessi9016 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
i need 3 years of math to graduate
2007-01-15 06:28:50 · update #1
I got into college without taking calculus (or any real math) due to scheduling conflicts. Since you have taken senior math as a junior, it won't matter that you don't have a fourth year of math as long as you keep your schedule academically strong. If you add no-brain electives instead, it could hurt you.
Think of it this way--the colleges you apply to will want to know what kind of person they are getting. If they have someone who is bright enough to take pre-cal as a junior but who doesn't want to study anything serious senior year, they are getting a genius slacker (which usually equals college dropout). If they have someone who got to an advanced level in math and then pursued a foreign language or took an extra science, they are getting someone smart and motivated who just doesn't like math that much. When picking your classes, remember what image you are putting forward to colleges.
2007-01-15 06:33:01 · answer #1 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you need 4 years of math, but I'd take calculus anyway. Regardless of what you major in in college, you will have to fulfill a math requirement - usually by taking at least one math class (business majors may need more than one). If you go a year without taking math, it will be hard to remember everything when you take math in college - trust me on this, I'm a college science professor! Doing math is not like riding a bicycle! I have spoken with many students over the years, the ones who have gone a year or two without a math class struggle so much more than those who've taken math all along the way, regardless of what level math they are at.
Even my husband had a difficult time, he took calculus as a Junior in high school and his high school didn't offer anything higher, so he didn't take math his senior year. Even though he's a science & math genius, it took him a little bit to get back into the swing of things in math in college (MIT, by the way).
2007-01-15 06:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At nearly every college you need 4 years of math completed. Im pretty sure you need it to get your hs diploma as well. Does your school offer statistics or something? You could take that instead of calculus.
And majoring in business at college will require at least 2 more higher level maths there.
2007-01-15 06:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For college, you don't need 4 years of math, however you have to factor in if your high school requires you to take four years in order to graduate
2007-01-15 06:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Alana ♥PeAcE♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need 2 years of the algebras(I and II) and geometry, but colleges will like to see 4 years of a math class
2007-01-15 07:02:11 · answer #5 · answered by Martin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Public colleges prolly gon require only 3 years of math, but private would require 4. I guess it depends on where u apply. After u finish precalc, u'll prolly already completed 4 years of math.
2007-01-15 08:41:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most colleges don't require 4 years of math, but your major might. Most science majors require you to take at least through calc II - check on that before you decide to not take it.
2007-01-15 06:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋