<p>Ok. So ND has been my dream school for a while now. I am going to be a senior this coming year, and I was just looking at course requirements. I want to major in something science related, but I have not taken a physics class in high school. This is because the physics teacher at my school is terrible. No one learns anything, my calc teacher ends up helping kids more than the physics teacher does. Is there any way that I can get into ND without a physics course, or do I really need to take one this year?</p>
<p>I already checked and my community college does not offer any physics classes in the evening. Is there any way I can get physics credits?</p>
<p>Notre Dame requires you to take "the most rigorous high school curriculum available". I think they might wonder if it is available and you didn't take it. Have you tried any of the on-line high schools? There are many out there that offer basic physics. Maybe that is a possibility?
Stanford has one... Stanford</a> University EPGY Online High School
BYU...... BYU</a> Independent Study - Distance Education Courses - Online Learning</p>
<p>and many other regional universities.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>Unless you believe the physics course will seriously deflate your grade, I would just recommend toughing it out if you don't have any other options. I was in the same spot as you last year, teacher was a flake, and I just bit the bullet and took it. Even if you don't learn anything and you need it for your major, you can retake it (which you would have to do anyway unless it's AP).</p>
<p>Then again, having a parent as a dean in the ivy league admissions, I was advised to take what I want. It was between dropping physics or anatomy and physiology (I was in both and the workload was just way too much) and I was intending pre-med/pre-professional. Physics was a more standard and required course, but parent said to just do what I wanted, that taking anatomy instead of physics would not affect a college's decision. I ended up taking physics because I was absent a lot and the anatomy teacher gave a pop test every time a student was absent.</p>
<p>I'm not sure I saw the list of course requirements that you're talking about, so this advice could be wrong, but in considering taking physics or dropping it, parent knew that it wasn't required for college application? You are thrown into first year of studies freshman year and I don't believe there are any course requirements. I may have totally missed that though. Post a link?</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>Try e-mailing the admissions office/speak to your area rep. I doubt that they are that busy now. You may be able to get a firm answer one way or the other.</p>
<p>I had the same issue when I was applying. I couldn't get physics in my schedule and I was (at the time) planning on a major in science. I indicated this on my application, and told them that I planned to take it over the summer at a local college.</p>
<p>I got in, but on my letter it said that I'd still need to make up that deficiency before I matriculated. Now, my plans have changed and I'm not majoring in any kind of science, so it's no longer an issue for me.</p>
<p>In short, lacking physics will not prevent you from getting in to ND. Good luck!</p>