<p>Do I really need a 4th year of high school math? I mean I took Algebra I when I was in 8th grade instead... </p>
<p>These people at my school took 4 years of high school math, but they took regular math in middle school and are taking pre-calculus in their senior year...</p>
<p>Well, maybe i should've taken that path perhaps.. you get 4 years of high school math thing down and take an easier class at a slower pace....</p>
<p>I hate both Calculus AB and BC.. or this thing called "math" in general..
and I really can't stand it nor understand it.</p>
<p>Lot of people told me to drop to AP calculus AB before (I'm in AP Calculus BC right now) in here, but like I said.. in my school, it's EXACTLY the same until the 2nd semester.. so that would be waste of time...</p>
<p>and I don't want to take statistics or some other form of math that would be wasting my time.</p>
<p>Is 4th year of high school math really necesarry for most well known universities? I would guess yes, but it's torturing me.. what should I do?</p>
<p>I've been wondering about this as well. I mean, if you've accelerated (or condensed the equivalent of 2 years into 1 year) and have been able to complete Calculus in 3 years of high school, why should that put you at a disadvantage compared to someone who took 4 years, but only completed up to pre-calc?</p>
<p>Depending on the school/major, you're probably going to need to learn the material eventually. Why not do it during H.S. where you can save money (as long as you pass the AP test satisfactorily) and take advantage of a better learning environment (at least for most; small class size does help--calculus is likely to be taught in large lectures because it is such a core class).</p>
<p>I think it depends on the level you get up to. At my school, regular-paced seniors get up to Pre-Calc senior year. If you jumped one year, you're up to AP Calc (most of those kids took precalc and ap stats in the same year). Then we also have a few who are two levels up and have to dual enroll in calc senior year. If you're up to dual enrollment level, I'd say that you're high enough to be done with math in high school and most colleges will understand if you can't deal with the hassles of dual enrollment senior year. But if you're only up to AP Calc, I'd say keep going, definitely.</p>
<p>Different standards, I suppose, but college-bound seniors up to AP Calc at my school wouldn't think of taking a year off after precalc. It'd be suicidal for apps, but I go to a really competitive school. Besides colleges' considerations, you'd be much better off taking AP Calc than a year off. If nothing else, it'll give you a head start in college on those who only got up to precalc. At best, you could come out with a nice score on the AP test and skip out of Calc I in college and save a ton of money and time.</p>
<p>Anyway, definitely recommend that you keep going. And (I swear this is not coming from a math enthusiast) Calc is a lot more fun than precalc or stats. It might get beaten out by trig, but AP Calc was definitely a much more enjoyable topic (for me, anyway) than most of the others.</p>
<p>Alright, thank you for all your comments.. ^_^ I think I'm actually going to survive that class after spending several nights reading the textbook for the 100th time... Thanks for all the comments!</p>
<p>If I skipped out on math my senior year to take another AP, would that look bad if I had already taken all the math classes possible (AP Stat by self-study)?</p>
<p>How could you skip out on it if you had no more math classes left to take? Unless you had the opportunity to take math at a local college as part of your high school curriculum. But that's nothing I'd worry about - I'm sure your transcript will show that all the math possible was taken.</p>
<p>AP self-study! I know some of you guys on this board are brilliant and very dedicated but I would never recommend taking an AP self study. But you know your track record with AP classes. Statistics is a subject unto itself - it doesn't extend from other math classes you've taken. I would really talk with people who have taken the class and additionally if you could find some that took it self-study before jumping into this one.</p>
<p>Definitely do not try to self study for statistics!! It's dry enough to begin with, but it's not like history or something else you could sail through. I don't think colleges are expecting us to take statistics before college anyway. I might because I want to go for a business degree and would like to get it out of the way early, but I would never self-study for it. Yeargh.</p>
<p>Your original post is an interesting question because it comes down to how the admissions directors at the schools you are interest in look at it. My son is in the same boat, he is more of a math and science type. He could take the AP English and History classes but he figures what is the point.</p>