Do Colleges Require Physics?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm kind of stuck in a tough situation right now. I'm junior and I'm signing up for my senior year courses. I want to take 3 AP's next year (English, Modern European History, and Environmental Science) and I took two this year (Bio and US history). Because I took AP bio this year, I didn't take physics. I'm signing up for my classes and my teacher is telling me he wants me to take APES and AP chem, but I should take a summer course for physics or physics next year (which wouldn't make me available for 3 AP classes). My problem is that my guidance councillor, who is very good, is not here today and I'm trying to get this selection sheet done today. I asked another guidance councilor if I needed to take physics and she said "If you want to go to college, you should probably take physics". I mean I have a 3.9 GPA and have yet to take SATs but I'm shooting around 2000. If I'm majoring in business, I have 3 years of science (it will be 4 next year), and I'm taking 3 AP classes next year, does it really matter if I have physics? I'm just gonna put my list of schools so far if anyone knows if they require physics </p>

<p>Bentley University, Babson College, Boston College, Boston University, Fordham University, Providence College, College of the Holy Cross, Northeaster, Harvard/Princeton/Brown (huge stretch), UConn, or NYU. keep in mind I want to study business not sciences.</p>

<p>Please help thanks</p>

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<p>Physics is one of the three core sciences (along with biology and chemistry). The most selective schools probably look at it favorably if you take all three during high school.</p>

<p>Harvard, Princeton, and Brown do not offer undergraduate business majors.</p>

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<p>If your HS doesn’t offer it, they won’t penalize you for not taking it. You should take Physics instead of Ap Envrio. A lot of colleges don’t consider Ap Enviro a “Real” AP and don’t take credit from it.</p>

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<p>You should definitely take Physics. As ucbalumnus said, colleges want to see Bio, chemistry, and physics.</p>

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<p>…skip Physics and learn how to spell…</p>

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<p>Swerve dude. Physics will ruin your life.</p>