How important is Chemistry on a High School transcript?

Applying to College
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<p>In college I do plan on makoring in sciences, i dont know if I would do chem since i don't know much about it. I was wondering how important it is to have chemistry on my transcript or if not having taken the course will hurt my app.</p>

<p>Freshman classes:
english 9
global 9
integrated physics and chem
alg1
french 1</p>

<p>Soph:
english 10
global 10
bio
geometry honors
french 2</p>

<p>junior:
ap english lang
us history 11
physics
alg 2/trig honors
french 3</p>

<p>Senior:
ap english lit
modern history
ap physics
calc
chem or ap stats???? <<<<HERE IS MY QUESTION</p>

<p>do i need chem?</p>

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<p>Is the senior class AP chem?</p>

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<p>no its regular chem</p>

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<p>You don’t need the stats class for a math credit to graduate?
Which class has the better teacher?</p>

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<p>i dont need either to graduate. i just want to kno specifically which is better for college. of course ap stats is an ap but then i wont have any chem. and ap stats has a waaayyy better teacher</p>

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<p>Sorry-I just reread your list and you have calc.
Unless you plan on being a chem major, or the chem teacher is amazing, I think the AP stats class looks better and is more useful.</p>

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<p>really? having ZERO chem won’t hurt me?</p>

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<p>In 9th grade, you list integrated physics and chem.<br>
What is that class?</p>

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<p>do you NEED chem? No. </p>

<p>Should you take it? Probably. </p>

<p>The simple fact that as a prospective science major in college, Chem will be the first science class that you take. Moreover, many in that Frosh Chem class will be retaking AP Chem, even tho they scored a 4/5 (premeds retaking for the ‘easy’ A). Since college Chem classes are curved, you may be significantly behind the mean on Day 1; not a good place for a prospective science major…</p>

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<p>I doubt it. But some schools require that you take like 2 or so years of lab sciences. If you’re applying to such schools and you’ve already met that requirement, then you don’t need to take chem. But its fun!</p>

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<p>It depends to which category of colleges you’ll be applying. Since you’re posting on CC perhaps they are the more (or most) selective colleges. I’ll assume that in my reply. Skipping a core lab science course in high school is a major error.</p>

<p>AP statistics is at best a math elective, and it is the type of course that is taught at a much higher level in college. So the trade off that you’re considering is not quite right.</p>

<p>For science majors (quite apart from the recommendation from selective colleges that 4 years of lab science is recommended) missing chemistry in high school can creates a serious gap for you in college. It is a fundamental science course – the most immediate application of physics, and essential for meaningful courses in biology. I doubt that the combined physics+chem course you took as a high school freshman is at the level expected for college freshman.</p>