<p>Hey everyone. All of sudden, I'm getting really paranoid about college. I'm wondering, does everyone have to take math in college? I will be majoring in English/Creative Writing and it's obviously not necessary to take math, yet I've heard that some people have to! I'm not good at math at all, and I just wanted to know, do you have to take math, no matter what your major is?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure at any college there will be some sort of math you'll have to take. Most likely a college alebra course if you're a humanities major, nothing beyond unless you're a science/math major.</p>
<p>It is likely that you will need to take some math to graduate if you are going to a college that offers a liberal arts education. Depending on the school you attend, there are a variety of ways to meet the math requirement. Classes such as 'Calculus for English Majors', etc. When I was in college, Tom Lehrer (do a google search to see who he is) taught a very popular math course that catered to the non-mathematician.</p>
<p>On a second note, I encourage you to stretch a bit and maybe get over that tiresome 'I'm not good at math' line. Try to see what you can enjoy about math. </p>
<p>And finally, try to chill in general. Don't worry about college today, wait until you get there to see the real challenges you will be facing. Your worries are proably worse than the reality.</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>Sacramento - Every good college I know of has a math requirement, most schools also offer tutoring for students who need help. Math is a language and understanding its logic could help you to become a better writer.</p>
<p>There are some schools with very liberal distribution requirements for math related subjects (often called quantitative courses). At Vassar, for example, intro to psychology meets the quantitative requirement so you would not have to take math. Other schools also have such policies. But i would agree with the other posters and encourage you to think about math/science as a different type of subject than what you may have taken in high school. There are many different options in these areas at college all the way from statistics to astronomy that are geared toward majors in the social sciences and humanities.</p>
<p>some colleges don't have distribution req, so u may not have to take any.
at uva, u have to take 3 or 4 math/science-related courses if u'r in coll. of arts&sciences</p>
<p>math is so easy...its for the lazy peopel of the world..no memorization/concentration requred</p>
<p>Emerson College apparently doesnt require you to take it if you have at least a C average in all your HS math courses or a 550 on ur math SAT I. Thats the only school I've looked into that doesnt require it.</p>
<p>I disagree with the person that said chill...your college career starts in high school. If you want to be competitive, you need to have a plan. If you have a plan, and you stick to it, that should alleviate the pressure of the "unknown". </p>
<p>If math is the bane of your existence, then do your utmost to get better at it. But to answer your question, math is not something shoved down your throat...you usually just need to take a Statistics course or a Pre-Calc class to satisfy the GE reqs. Of course, your maj0or will determine how much math you truly must know.</p>
<p>There are colleges with no distribution reqs, like Brown and Wesleyan, where you wouldn't need to take math.</p>
<p>Interestingly, Columbia, which has a strict Core Curriculum, does not have a math requirement, unless it's required for your major.</p>
<p>i had to fulfil an "algebra" requirement and a "quantitative reasoning" requirement.....i had great teachers so although i stunk in math at high school, I got high As in college...i wouldnt worry bout it too much cuz it passes.</p>
<p>The only requirement at Smith is a first-year writing-intensive course. So you can avoiad math completely if you wish.</p>
<p>Whether this is a good idea is another question; being ilnumerate is just as bad as being illiterate and the math phobic or math-avoiding people I've known go through the world sort of like someone who is colorblind...they can do it but their perceptions are skewed and deficient.</p>
<p>OTOH, Thedad, if you've already done calculus in HS, and have a working understanding of statistics, I don't think the you'd be "ilnumerate" even if you never took another math class.</p>
<p>Garland, point taken, though I inferred...based on nothing concrete, I see upon re-read...that the OP hadn't had that level of math. I'd say CalcAB and a decent Statistics course (including a section on lying with statistics) would do the trick. Algebra II, Trig, and Geometry at a minimum.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was speaking in general--and had forgotten that th OP did sound a bit mathphobic. For myself, after straight A's through calc in HS and hating it the whole time, I was happy to never take it again.</p>
<p>Interestingly, my S, who was a onetime prospective astro major, also straight A's through Calc, now twitches when "Physics" is mentioned after a bad HS experience, and will probably never take math again, and is happily contemplating an English or something similar major, which warms his English-major mom's heart!</p>
<p>Usually math is a core class.</p>
<p>Even if you are an English major, PLEASE don't slack off and take college algebra or precalculus.</p>
<p>It's not real college math.</p>
<p>It might give you a hard time, but it will be more satisfying if you take Calculus.</p>
<p>Garland, whereas my Math/Government double-major D would like to take Physics but can't fit it or some History and English classes, not to mention Theater and Classics, into her schedule.</p>
<p>Yeah, fitting everything is tough!!! S adores his Core classes, but they do take up large portions of his schedule. He will do Astro next year--just not the real-high math based one (but not the physics for poets one either.)</p>
<p>Yeah, I think mine is planning on taking the math-based Astronomy instead of Astronomy for Ceramics Artists.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your replies! I agree with Exilio - you need a plan. I'm not trying to "run from math," but at the same time, I'm going to go into something with knowledge of what my abilities are. All I asked was if math was required in college. Math comes easier for some people, and not easily for others. Just like writing. I have many friends who dread writing compositions and they just can't figure out how to structure sentences very well; they hate it! I've always maintained an A or B in my math classes, but I have a hard time retaining what I learn. I don't know how to approach most problems and I get stuck very easily. I'm not "mathphobic." However, I do admit what my weaknesses are. In class, I'm always trying to understand and I have a good teacher (this year, anyway). It's just not something I want to have hold me down in college. :)</p>