<p>Ok, so, what level should I go to? Calc AB? BC? Help?</p>
<p>Most universities will require that students go up to at least Calculus II (Calculus BC) to graduate with a biology degree. Some, however, only require Calculus I (Calculus AB).</p>
<p>will how far should I at least go in high school?</p>
<p>What college do you want to attend?</p>
<p>lol probably not that advanced</p>
<p>we all know that biology is the slow younger brother of chemistry and physics</p>
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<p>Well I won’t comment on the insult, but biology is usually less mathematical than chemistry and physics (especially the latter). Lately, however, there has been a trend toward more mathematical modeling in biology.</p>
<p>Top ivy league school probably</p>
<p>^ Then you are going to want to take the most rigorous courseload possible.</p>
<p>^What he said.</p>
<p>In my school, only people who are in Trig Honors can take Calc B/C
I am in regular trig so I will have to take calc A/B and there’s no way I will be able to do Calc B/C :(</p>
<p>At certain schools, you’ll need Multivariate Calc, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.</p>
<p>Since diffy q comes in handy with population dynamics etc.</p>
<p>^please tell me you don’t need those from high school.</p>
<p>BC Calc should have been your first thought. You are aiming for a top ivey and usually in college there are 2 years of Calc required. BC is the way to go for you–unless you would get lower than a B in that class.</p>
<p>^ You dont need it from high school. I had to skip a math level to be able to take that Seinor year. only about 6% of our graduating class will take it. Definitly not expected to have taken it before you graduate.</p>
<p>Wait, “Multivariate Calc, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations” is one course? Or is that three separate courses?</p>
<p>“You dont need it from high school.”</p>
<p>Good. Not that it makes me feel any better since I’m in Calc AB in my senior year.</p>
<p>WAIT! In my senior year, as of now, i will be taking AP Calc AB. If I want to go to a top Ivy League school, should I do something to make sure I go into Calc BC?</p>
<p>I got into college just fine (but I have reasons for taking AB instead of BC), but am now facing the risk of failing all of my math classes after september.</p>
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<p>They are usually three distinct courses. </p>
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<p>It all depends on what is standard for top students at your high school. Colleges consider context; they like to see that students have taken the most rigorous courseload available to them.</p>
<p>^ They are all one course at my school. 1 semester of MVC/ diffy equations and then 1 semester of linear algebra</p>
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<p>yes. no matter where your interests lie (humanities, science, etc.) Ivy Leagues want to see that you are challenging yourself with the hardest courses available. You will look bad taking an easier math class than you could have taken.</p>
<p>For high school purposes, you’d probably need at least AP Calculus. Based on some of the introductory biology courses I’ve seen, AP Calculus has been a prerequisite.</p>
<p>But in terms of what you’d need in college, it depends what area of biology you’d be going in to. Most of the time, the college will have a course like “Math for the Biology Major” or something like that. That would probably teach you any math that would be relevant.</p>
<p>However, if you’re interested in something like mathematical biology, the level of math required would be much more advanced.</p>