I’m a rising freshman at a top tier American uni.
I took pre-calc my sophomore year of high school and got good, but not great grades at a very competitive high school.
Junior year I took AP CS, put in moderate effort, and got a 4. Senior year I took no math or cs.
My major is undecided, but very likely in arts or humanities, with a (very) small chance that I might be interested in Bio or Enviro Sci. My current top choices are Art History, Linguistics, or Middle Eastern Studies. I’m also considering pre-law.
So: do I really need calculus?
My college has a quantitative reasoning requirement that I could fulfill with courses in mathematical or statistical reasoning, which I’m interested in, but people always seem to act like calculus is essential to being a functional, intelligent human being.
My D1 now wishes she had taken it – a couple of MBA programs she wanted to apply to recommended it, and she skipped it in HS and college.
Humanities majors typically do not need any specific math course.
Biology or environmental science will probably require calculus.
Statistics is generally useful; you may have a choice between a non-calculus based course and more in-depth calculus based courses.
The LSAT and law school will require some logical thinking skills. Math and CS can be good practice, but so can certain philosophy courses.
An understanding in calculus can help you problem solve where other’s cannot. I understand that much… But I too am not a fan a math, yet I’m an engineering major, however that is why engineers are so “like omg” Because it includes mathematics with sciences, which in the grand scheme of things, are like soul mates.