<p>I am considering taking AP Stat my senior year of college, which would mean I wouldn't take Pre-Cal. I was just wondering if I needed to take Pre-Cal for college requirements</p>
<p>What do you want to major in? I would say take precal just because whatever your college requires, you’ll probably have to take some sort of trig/cal/precal type class and it’s probably just better to have that knowledge going into it.</p>
<p>Take both if you can. </p>
<p>I am majoring in film production, and I don’t have room in my schedule for 2 math classes next year.</p>
<p>What type of colleges are you thinking of? What’s your current average in Algebra II? </p>
<p>I want to go to a film school, Chapman, NYU, FSU Film Program, UNCSA or SCAD among others. I have a 97 in Algebra II right now. </p>
<p>For this level of schools, Precalc would certainly look better than Stats, and with a 97 in Algebra II you should be able to handle Precalc.</p>
<p>Most colleges, especially BFA schools, do not require Math beyond Algebra II, and AP Statistics should satisfy their requirements. Your portfolio will be the most important element for admissions, followed by overall transcript and GPA. Lots of BFA applicants don’t even take a fourth year of high school math, so that they can fit in extra classes related to their field. My older son was advised to take Stagecraft instead, when applying to Theater programs.</p>
<p>If you can take Pre-cal and AP statistics. When you go to college you can take Cal 1 or Statics, which by the way, is not required by your major but will satisfy your maths requirements for graduation. This is mostly applicable to schools that will not substitute your AP’s with general education requirement.
Like MYOSI634 said, you can still avoid both and concentrate on your Arts classes and wait till you start college to take any other math classes if still required. If you were a STEM, Economics, Business major, the situation would be different.
The goal is to finish strong, so AVOID any risk is NOT necessary and as a result might lower your GPA.
Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>thank you all! My high school requires 4 years of math, also some of my friends have said AP Stat at my school is easier than Pre-Cal. I was just wondering what that would do for me college wise, like for example if i took AP Stat and got a 5 or so on the exam, would I even need to take a college class?
I have until friday to decide if I take AP Stat or Pre Cal, the Pre Cal teachers at my school are terrible by the way, that’s why I’m concerned. </p>
<p>Sounds like for your specific case, AP stats would be better, but be aware you’re likely to take a math exam during orientation that goes up to end of precalc, meaning you’ll have a minimum of one math class to take in college.</p>
<p>Check the math requirements for graduation at the places on your list. Happykid (Theatre Tech/Design) only had to get through one semester of College Algebra.</p>
<p>I have two thoughts on this subject.
- AP Stats might even get you enough credit to place out of math in college. </p>
<p>Then there is my other thought. </p>
<p>Someday you will have a financial life. You will be at a significant advantage if you are mathematically competent enough to do your own math in terms of investing, mortgages, life insurance, retirement planning etc. I’m not talking about balancing your checkbook, I’m talking about evaluating choices and having intuition. </p>
<p>Otherwise you will have to pay and rely on other people to do the math for you. You will find that most often they don’t really have your best interest at heart when they are doing the math for you either hourly or by selling you commissioned products. This is exactly how so many people got into so much trouble with the mortgage crisis that tanked the economy. This is how my terminally ill mother was sold a high commission annuity by a nice young man with a nice family (she effectively paid for his kid’s braces). </p>
<p>Do you take the lump sum or the annuity when you retire? Is there a mathematical way of deciding which loan to take out to buy your house? When you get your car loan, can you understand the difference between simple interest (good) and Rule of 78 (bad)? Can you do the math to tell that cash value life insurance makes your agent rich and leaves you poorer? Can you even tell when you are getting ripped off? </p>
<p>I recommend taking precalculus, calculus through multivariable, linear algebra, and probability and statistics requiring MVCalc and linear algebra. AP Statistics really is really on a simplified track and will help a little, but I think precalculus will help more. You don’t need to take all of what I recommend, but really, the more math you get comfortable with, the easier it will be to have an intuitive understanding complex finances. </p>
<p>Then you can spend your time doing what you love. </p>