<p>Right, now im a rising senior, and Im having a hard time trying to put pre-calc in my schedule. Should I try to re-arrange my schedule to get in or should I just forget about it.</p>
<p>I'd say it depends on your interest.....what kind of college....how strong are you in another academic area? I mean some kids hate math, would rather take something else and other kids are striving for MIT. Which kid are you?</p>
<p>Well I plan to go to a UC, and I sorta like math but I really like my schedule so I dont want to change it unless I absolutely need to take pre-calc</p>
<p>What do you plan to major in? If you're planning on a math or science major, you really need to find a way to take calculus before college.</p>
<p>R U instate? Which UCs are you considering??</p>
<p>Yes, Im instate. I'm going to apply to Riverside, SB, and SC and plan to major in some sort of business.</p>
<p>Well for sure you will be taking statistics and probably calc as well. Have you looked at the graduation requirements for your business degree from any of the schools you have mentioned?</p>
<p>I would strongly recommend precalc.</p>
<p>Yea, I would too. Maybe you could take pre-calc at a local college or something.</p>
<p>Well Im taking AP statistics this year and thats one of the main reasons that Im having trouble fitting pre-calc in my schedule.</p>
<p>If you want to major in business, you definitely need the math. Try to fit in both, because while stat is an AP, it doesnt follow the progression of courses, algebra-geometry-precal-cal 1,2,3.</p>
<p>what about prospective journalism, english, or music theory and comp majors? Is precalc/calc necessary?</p>
<p>I figure that most colleges have graduation requirement that forces a student to take some sort of math and science, which heavily rely on mathe. I know that some colleges will not accept pre-calc to meet the req's for graduation and science courses. If you don't want to be tied down taking the basics, then I'd suggest taking pre-calc in high school. Plus, it may be good preparation for the intro college math courses you'll take.</p>
<p>Calc is also a good course because it teaches problem solving, which will help you out no matter what major you follow.</p>
<p>Seriously, Precalc is a high school level course. You don't want to be taking it in college.</p>
<p>Well... I took Cal my last year of high school, but I saw no point in taking pre-cal. I hardly learned anything in my pre-cal class. Mainly all you need to know is the unit cirlce & stuff like that.</p>
<p>well not necessarily.</p>
<p>sequences r VERY important along with the parametric expression. All needed for calc. I took calc so u need many of the precalc stuff although u can still learn it in calc just fine.</p>
<p>I have a question that just popped into my head...Can you go from pre-calc straight to Calc BC or is Calculus AB essential?</p>
<p>BC of course. I STRONGLY discourage taking AB. It's a waste of time i think. BC just covers more things and the difficulty is not that much different. So take BC. Don't take AB unless u have problems with math</p>