<p>I'm going into my Junior year and I'm a math behind (taking Algebra 2 junior year). Most kids at my school take Pre Calculus Junior Year. I didn't want my lack of complete Algebra 2 knowledge to hold me back from taking the SAT whenever I want to. I don't want to be forced to wait and balance my SAT Prep with APES, APUSH, AP Art History and AP lang.</p>
<p>At this rate, if I don't take Algebra 2 this summer online, I'm not going to make it to AP Calc senior year. I'm defienelty going to be a Humanities major or Archiecture major. What should I do? Do colleges care if you're a math behind? Do I even need to take Pre Calculus? Do I even need to take Calculus?</p>
<p>Algebra 2 as a junior is normal level. It appears that many of your classmates are a year ahead.</p>
<p>Completion of precalculus by senior year is the normal expectation for college readiness, since some majors do require calculus as a college frosh (if not already taken in high school). Humanities generally does not, although philosophy will require logical thinking skills that may be similar to math with proofs. Architecture may require calculus. Some schools do have calculus graduation requirements for all majors (e.g. at MIT, all undergraduates must take calculus and multivariable calculus, even if they are humanities majors).</p>
<p>Do colleges care? If you are interest in Liberal Arts, then it won’t matter unless you are applying to come of the most selective colleges. If you are looking at Engineering, then it will matter a decent amount further.</p>