<p>Ok, so I'm not a particularly strong math student, I can struggle through it, and pull out an A- if I work at it. For the past 3 years I've pulled A-'s in math courses while getting solid A's in everything else. So I decided to take AP Stats during my senior year instead of taking AP Calc, this means I'll be graduating without Calc. Is that detrimental to my college acceptance. </p>
<p>I'm not looking to do anything that has a heavy math component as a major, if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>AP Statistics is still a level beyond what is required of high school mathematics, so I don’t see it being a major concern. I would take the class you think you can perform best in, because a B or C in calculus probably won’t do you any good if you don’t think you will be strong in it.</p>
<p>I took AP Statistics last year (junior year), along with precalc, and am not taking any math this year, and plan on pursuing something in the humanities. If you are not interested in anything STEM, then I wouldn’t be concerned. Also, as far as stats goes, there is precious little math, so hopefully that bodes well for you.</p>
<p>That bodes exceptionally well for me hahaha</p>
<p>I recommend calculus, followed by calculus-based statistics in college or university. Statistics is likely to be easier to understand when you know calculus concepts.</p>
<p>The concepts in calculus do find their way into understanding non-STEM phenomena in other ways, such as the difference between something (e.g. number of jobs) and the rate of change of something (e.g. job growth). Statistics knowledge is generally useful in many fields, including non-STEM fields (economics, business, political science, etc.).</p>