<p>i’m having some scheduling troubles for my senior year next year and i was wondering if you really need to take calculus your senior year since i really want to go to brown. for now i’ve put down pre-cal GT. my plan was going to be that i self-study calculus over the summer and then i just take a placement test.</p>
<p>Don't bother... Placement test at Brown is a joke. I mean... It's more for you to gauge yourself. The result is not even reported to the Math department. A friend of mine failed the Chemistry placement test but she took the class anyway. And she did very well..</p>
<p>But not taking calc when you're prepared to doesn't look good. Take it if you can.</p>
<p>I took AP Statistics instead of AP Calc my senior year (took Trig as a junior) and got in. I don't think it matters that much unless you're going into a math-related field. I'm going in as a PolySci major, and I'm not planning on taking any math, so there you go.</p>
<p>thanks for the input.</p>
<p>i'm not exactly sure what i want to get into right now, i could go into law or medicine but it can always change. i guess i'll just put undecided on my app. anyway, i'll ask around if there's AP stats, i've heard it's pretty easy so maybe i'll take that.</p>
<p>Actually, calc is one of the classes that a lot of schools explicitly look for on your transcript. Yes, it's possible to get in without it, especially if you're not going into any math or science field, but keep in mind that you'll also need it for concentrations like Public Policy (which requires econ which requires calc). You're really better off getting it out of the way, and sending the signal to colleges that you're up for the challenge.</p>
<p>Oh, if you want to go into law or medicine, definitely take calc. For premed you need to take it anyway... and my guess would be that law schools might expect that you would have taken at least some amount of calc at some point in your life.</p>