<p>So last year i was a junior and i got kicked out of Alg II/trig because it was full so I had to drop down to Alg II. This year as a I was supposed to be in AP statistics but of course they kicked me out again because it was full. yeah... my school hates me. </p>
<p>so I decided to take pre-calculus. I knew the pre-calc teacher and since he knew i didn't take the ALg II with the trig, i have to drop it. </p>
<p>so my only math class option right now is advanced math topics. </p>
<p>So in retrospect, it's really not my fault that I can't get into the math classes i'm supposed to be in. it's the damnn california public school budget cuts. </p>
<p>my school college counselor said the colleges will understand that i can't get into the classes i need because of budget cuts... and i can state it in the additional information section on my college apps but is this true?</p>
<p>Do colleges really not penalize you for it?</p>
<p>Florida’s going through the same thing right now. </p>
<p>My school is offering two options for this year: AP Calc and Liberal Arts Math. Been taking basically all AP/Honors the past three years, except math. Honors math I could do, but there’s no middle ground here. Liberal Arts will NOT get me (or anyone else) into college. It’s offered to students who need to meet grad requirements but aren’t planning on going farther. I’ve personally decided to take an additional math class through a program called FLVS. It’s essentially a resource for home and public school students for gaining credits, like an online high school almost. Maybe you have something similar?</p>
<p>However, I’d be interested to hear what colleges are doing about this.</p>
<p>yeah there’s a local community college but it’s PACKED and trying to get a class in there especially as a high school student is really hard. </p>
<p>I hear from everyone that as long as you have a really valid excuse then colleges won’t penalize you but i mean… not taking the math you’re supposed to take is pretty serious in my opinion because you and i maybe won’t meet the math level requirements that the college wants.</p>
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<p>Taking pre-Calc is all you really need to be successful in college math. Calc is generally the first math course offered in college.</p>
<p>i know but because of budget cuts there is no way i can take the class. it’s impossible unless i override it and risk getting a D.</p>
<p>Can’t you find a online alternative? In Houston hisd offers courses as well as universities like Texas tech. I know Stanford offers courses nationwide but not sure which ones.</p>