<p>If I haven't taken Calc or Stat yet, and I am a Sophomore looking to transfer to any of the top 10 schools from a top 30 school, is it really bad that I have not taken Calc or Stat? The majors I am applying to at all the schools do not really involve too much math, but there is some computer science in part of the majors I applied to. I have taken intro comp sci before, but my main question is, if I do not have those math courses, but am a competitive applicant otherwise, does the lack of math really kill my chances? Thank you in advance!</p>
<p>It may depend on the general education requirements of the target school. For example, MIT has calculus and multivariable calculus as general education requirements for all undergraduates.</p>
<p>For Top 20 or so you probably should have completed Calc 3 + LA/DE to be competitive. For 20-30 you can get away with Stats </p>
<p>If you are looking at top 20, I would imagine that they would at least require the Calc sequence 1 (don’t all post secondary institutions require this?) and probably the Calc sequence 2 to be safe. Most of the kids who get into these schools get those requirements out of the way with a high AP Cal BC score anyway… so that is what I expect. As far as 10 schools I have applied for next fall (7 in top 20 and 3 in top 10 in liberal arts), I know all of them asked me to at least be done with all the Calc sequences (1~3). But I am in A&S, so if you are applying to a different school (say communication), it might be different.</p>
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<p>No, many post-secondary institutions do not require calculus. For example, Harvard’s general education requirements are listed here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://college.harvard.edu/academics/planning-your-degree/general-education”>https://college.harvard.edu/academics/planning-your-degree/general-education</a></p>
<p>All of these requirements can be fulfilled without taking a calculus course.</p>