<p>Also I get what you’re saying about rigorous courses and I believe that my courseload this year is still pretty rigorous without precalc. Thinking practically, I am applying to about 10 schools and am very busy outside of school, so this independent study is going to help me tremendously. It’s very hard for me to rehearse at home without my sisters complaining about me singing or acting and or my dad yelling at me about the piano haha. So this will definitely be more beneficial in refining my auditions in all of my college choices</p>
<p>Sounds like you have a well thought out plan! Good luck with the whole process!</p>
<p>Thanks and thanks for the advice and everything too!</p>
<p>How does it look if one goes beyond the minimums in a certain area, such as English and French? Math will be dropped like a hot potato the minute she gets past a certain point - and there is no need for pre-calc in any of her plan B’s, (if she had a plan b) but she is taking college courses in Eng, French, and US Hist while in high school.</p>
<p>As far as going beyond the min. required in a certain subject goes…most very selective colleges expect students to go beyond the min. HS graduation requirements. Most very selective colleges expect you to take core academic subjects all four years of HS even if the HS requires less to graduate. Further, most very selective colleges look to see if you have challenged yourself, such as with Honors or AP classes. </p>
<p>I don’t agree with your D’s plan to not take Pre-Calculus because she doesn’t need math in college or for her career. It doesn’t matter your college major when it comes to picking HS courses. Very selective colleges are looking for you to have a very solid core foundation in all academic subjects throughout HS. For example, speaking of personal experience, my two girls took AP Calculus junior year of HS. One graduated after junior year and went into MT in college and never took math again in college but she was able to present a rigorous HS curriculum for admissions to very selective colleges. My other kid also took AP Calculus junior year in HS, and since that is as high as our HS goes, took AP Calculus BC through a long distance course with Johns Hopkins in senior year. She also never took math again in college. She was seeking very selective colleges and this is what they are looking for. Not saying you have to take AP Calculus but I would advise anyone seeking very selective colleges to take four years of math in HS, and at least through Pre-Calculus, no matter one’s intended major in college or intended career or if they ever take math again in their life. I also took Calculus in HS even though I did not intend to take math in college. If one is not pursuing a very academically selective college, then taking fewer than four years of math in HS may suffice.</p>