I have a question about subject requirements for US colleges, and no one seems to be able to give me a definite answer. I’ve heard that colleges require 4 years of science. I’ve done 4 years, but in Australia, high school begins in year 7, and you take a 4 year course and then are tested (standardised exam). So I don’t know if the first two years of the course would count in the US.
I really don’t want to take science in yrs 11 + 12, but if absolutely necessary I could take one subject in year 11 and drop it in year 12. I can’t take science in year 12 because I want to take extension subjects, which I think will be better, and I just can’t manage the units (each subject is worth a certain amount of units, which means a certain amount of hours…)
Alternatively, I was wondering if taking a science SAT II test would make up for not taking the subject in my junior and senior years. I was planning to take the Math IIC, but as I am taking extension math as a subject, perhaps a chemistry SAT would be better?
Please tell me what you think, or, even better, what you know! I have to make subject choices for next year soon, so I need some advice!