<p>Hello,
I am looking to apply to several competitive colleges in the US from India.
As a norm, what I noticed was that several colleges had these so called "high school prep" courses for college:
3-4 years of Math
2 years of Foreign Language
4 years of English
3 years of Science
3 years of social science</p>
<p>Does this apply to international students too?
Because, in India after the 10th we are supposed to drop several subjects and only take up certain FIXED curricula.
In accordance to that(in comparison to the American requirement), from 9th grade onward, I have:
12 years of Science (4 years in each- Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
4 years of English
2 years of Foreign Language
10 years of Social Science (2 in each- History, Economics, Civics and 4 in Geography)
BUT ONLY 2 YEARS OF MATH.
In India, after tenth grade, students branch out into Medical and Non-medical streams. Medical students have to drop Math.(I am one.)
Will i be accepted? Or is there some way I can fulfill the requirement for Math. </p>
<p>Let me tell you that in my 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th standard, we had integrated courses in Math. As in, we didn't have to take up Algebra I, II, Geometry I, etc. We used to have a little of Algebra, Geometry every year. We also did Trigonometry, Calculus in the 10th and in the 11th Physics.
I have given SAT Math I- 800
and ACT Math- 36
Please help.
Abhi</p>
<p>Completing trigonometry and calculus would be equivalent to completing the fourth or higher year of high school math in the US (normal track US high school students may take trigonometry in 12th grade, while advanced students in math may take calculus in 12th grade or earlier).</p>
<p>The number of years typically indicates a level. If you reach that level earlier, it still “counts”. If you did Trigonometry in 9th and Calculus in 10th, then you have “4 years” of math - you’ve reached the level advanced students would reach in 4 years of high school. Your counselor should explain that + you should provide this explanation when you explain Secondary School examinations (you can type up to 10 exam subjects with the predicted or actual grade). I assume to had Lower School exams at the end of 10th grade so you should report these exam results too, indicating the results for Calculus.</p>
<p>Thank you for your response.
I just had a few more doubts. At the end of my 10 th grade examinations, I did give the board exams, but I didn’t give one in “calculus” per say. It was in math.
And for clarification, I didn’t do calculus in MATH but in 11 th physics. My statement is slightly ambiguous above. Does that count?</p>
<p>You are an international applicant. You are not expected to have the same courses as a US applicant. Provided you are on track to complete a full secondary school program in your home country, you are fine. Don’t worry about this.</p>
<p>For country-specific advice, go to the International School Forum. There is a whole sub-forum there just for students in India.</p>
<p>Thank you! ! This takes a huge load off my mind.</p>