<p>Right now Im enrolled in Calc AB, but Im not really interested in math whatsoever. Next year I'd like to take mainly easy classes; I signed up for three easy APs, a two period UMD course, a honors science class, and regular stat(school doesn't offer honors.) Im definitely not taking AP Stat because Im planning on getting straight A's and I think AP stat would mess that up. The thing is, regular stat is a joke; it's basically a review of fifth grade math concepts... My school tells me colleges really want you to take a math class all four years, but I really don't feel like taking such an easy and unnecessary course. I'd rather take AP micro/macro because it sounds more interesting and I'd like to knock a year of economics off before I go to college so I can take a 200 class my freshman year. This year, I have a 4.0 gpa both semesters, which brings my high school gpa up to about 3.45. I also got an SAT score of 2200. Because of this, I figure that colleges won't really care if I take a math next year or not. The two colleges I'm looking into right now are UMD and St.Mary's College of Maryland, which, I feel, are kind of safety schools for me. But, would this impact my chances for more prestigious schools such as Emory? Please help!</p>
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<p>If you are planning to study economics beyond the introductory level, you will need at least a year of calculus and a semester of (probably calculus-based) statistics. If you plan to go to graduate school in economics or are looking at careers in quantitative finance or actuarial science, you will need significantly more math – at least up to sophomore level math (multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations) and probably more.</p>
<p>As far as admissions go, you’ll have to check the universities to see whether they actually want to see you take four years of math, or whether completing a calculus course is sufficient. AP Statistics should not be a difficult course; it is widely considered to be one of the easiest AP courses / tests, though since it is not calculus-based, it will not fulfill subject credit if calculus-based statistics is needed for your major.</p>
<p>I’d take it. Most competitive schools like Emory are going to like seeing 4 years.</p>