<p>I'm looking at the possibility of transferring to a selective LAC (Wesleyan, Reed, Swarthmore), or a top 20 university (Rice, JHU) either next year or the year after. My problem is I don't have any Calculus credit; in high school I took AP Statistics and received a 5 on the exam, which fulfilled the requirements for all the math credit I need at my state flagship as an English Major.</p>
<p>However, I'm not sure how a lack of Calculus would look to other colleges on a transcript. Would not having Calculus make me less competitive as a transfer applicant, or should I just take other classes more applicable to my major and be more worried about achieving as close to a 4.0 GPA as possible?</p>
<p>No one has any idea?</p>
<p>Wouldn’t really take away from your app, but you might want to take it at the easier school to get it out of the way if it’ll be required where you transfer.</p>
<p>I just responded to your other post in the college search forum, but now see you already found this transfer forum :). </p>
<p>You definitely do have a shot at schools like Wesleyan and Reed. I didn’t really realize the type of schools you were interested in, but now that I see these three you are mentioning, please do look at Kenyon (English will be most competitive as their top program, but still worth a try). </p>
<p>Why don’t you knock out Calculus at a cc this summer? Just a thought. But, I’m not sure it’s really that crucial. Entomom may know though. </p>
<p>Maybe look at Bard, Vassar, Grinnell, Carleton, Macalester?</p>
<p>Well, seeing as you want to be an english major, it’s definitely not crucial that you take calculus. But with that being said, taking it only strengthens your application, especially given the fact that most others applying will have taken it (along with calc II).</p>
<p>At the same time though, it’s very crucial that you keep your math abilities in mind when deciding whether or not to take it. If you can’t realistically get an A or B in it, it’d probably be on the safer side to not to. GPA is an extremely important factor in transferring and should be a top priority along with what types of classes you choose to take. But even if math isn’t your best subject, there’s always office hours and tutoring to help you. Good luck!</p>
<p>As a transfer English major none of those schools will care whether or not you took calculus. They don’t require calculus from their first-years, although many applicants did take it in high school either to impress admissions officers or because they planned to pursue a STEM major. Coming in as a transfer they will be looking more closely at how you’ve performed in your intended major and your overall college GPA than courses you didn’t take and won’t need.</p>