<p>I didn't take a fourth year of math. However, I did finish AP Calc BC in my junior year. I asked my guidance counselor about it and she said that I've actually done 5 years of math. Should i be alright?</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Some schools (including the more competitive engineering schools) want to see four full years of math - even if you finished BC Calc your junior year. Many students in this situation take AP stat’s senior year. Others find a local college where they can take a class, or they take a class online.</p>
<p>To be on the safe side, you might want to contact the college admissions offices of the schools you’re applying to and ask . . . and if you need to add a class to your schedule, do it now!</p>
<p>My son capped out at his HS with Calc BC too. He was supposed to take multivariate calc senior year, but there were not enough other kids that signed up, so he took AP Stats instead.</p>
<p>Since he got into Northwestern Engineering, I think that means it was ok that he didn’t take a real 4th year math class - and you can too!</p>
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<p>You should be fine having completed calculus, unless both of the following apply:</p>
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<li>You are at a high school where post-calculus math is readily available, usually through an arrangement to take conveniently scheduled courses at a conveniently nearby college.</li>
<li>You intend to go into a math-heavy major like math, statistics, physics, engineering, or economics.</li>
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<p>If both apply to you, an admissions reader might wonder why you would stop taking math before exhausting the offerings available to you if you say that you intend to do a math-heavy major.</p>
<p>I was working on a reply that would have said what ucbalum said, but he said it better.</p>
<p>Regarding the 5 years of math, that’s correct. Starting with Algebra I, that is regarded as high school level math, even if you take it in middle school. In many schools/states, you do get credit towards graduation for it, even if you take it in middle school, and it can help you graduate early. It often does appear on your transcript as well.</p>
<p>So, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalc, and Calculus is your 5 years, even if you finish in your junior year. Most colleges are not going to require more. Going beyond is a plus, not going beyond is very, very rarely going to be considered a flaw.</p>
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<p>Again, as noted above, it depends on your major. Some competitive engineering schools will expect candidates to have done math every year of high school, if at all possible.</p>
<p>usbaalum said it perfectly!!! If it is too late to make a change, then make sure to ask your guidance counselor to address the issue in his/her letter with an explanation of why you did not take a 4th year of math.</p>