So about 95 to 97 percent of accepted applicants in Ga Tech have taken Ap calculus. Im taking AB calc next year(granted everything stays the same and i take precalc over the summer) and wanted to know how much of that percentage is made up of BC. Is it all pretty much BC calc applicants. Can you even get in with AB. Anyone know?
My D19 was accepted EA for class of 2023 and she is taking AP Cal. AB, so from a data point of 1 I would say yes yo can get in.
You would probably be deferred to regular decision until your AB first semester grades are known.
Calc AB is fine. Admissions is just trying to make sure that applicants have prior exposure to calculus concepts since it is required for almost all degrees and has proven to be a stumbling block for students who do not have prior coursework. Calc AB covers the basics of limits, derivatives, functions, and integrals, which is what Tech is looking for.
I think youre good
My son was accepted EA with only Calc AB
thank you so much, I wasn’t sure if BC was required and Im hoping not based on these answers because i just can’t see myself taking BC with all the other killer AP’s that Im pushing myself to take next year.
people obviously get accepted with ab, but why not take bc? itll prep you more for gt math, which is super hard
I have spoken to admissions about their desire for calculus in an applicant. GT does not care what kind of calculus you have as long as you take some form of calculus in high school. It can be either AP one or regular calculus. As others have mentioned, a large percentage of admitted students have calculus so it is important that you have it on your transcript. My DD only had AP Calculus AB her senior year of high school and she was accepted and did very well in her calculus classes at GT. Hope this info helps!
My D was accepted EA to the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; she is only taking regular calculus this year.
My D18 was accepted EA into Psychology at GT and took AP Calc AB in her junior year. She had a ton of STEM classes in HS and good SAT/ACT scores. GA resident (which is important!).