<p>abank : I don't think taking AP Stat will benefit you over Precalculus. Precalculus on the other hand will certainly benefit you at SAT II Math.
Have you taken SAT II Math?</p>
<p>In october, I am deciding if I should take Math I or Math IIC, any help? (I am going into pre-calc this next year, my senior year)</p>
<p>It will be difficult to take SAT II Math 2 C without precalculus.</p>
<p>Math 2c has about 10 or so questions related to pre-calculus.</p>
<p>A dear friend of mine is going to NYU with NO math or science in her senior year, and no AP math or science ever. (I got into NYU with AP Calc and no science senior year/no AP science ever.) </p>
<p>My school offered only AP Calc AB, no honors, regular, or BC. I did attend a performing arts school, though... we're kind of notoriously bad at math. hahaha</p>
<p>I have done a lot of AP's but all of them have been in the humanities (english/history/language)...if I am not going into science or math why should that really matter? btw, is business considered to be more "humanities based" or "math based"?</p>
<p>You need some kind of Calculus for Business major. I know I had to take Calculus for Business Major.</p>
<p>dc89....i really want to go NYU...</p>
<p>i was wondering what was your hook and what does NYU look at most...ex: SAT scores..SAT II scorezz...??</p>
<p>TooRichForAid:are you referring to Calculus in highschool or just in college?</p>
<p>Clearly taking calc and physics will probably improve your chances at selective schools. And they are also great things to study from a purely educational standpoint. But at some point you also need to be true to yourself and what you want to study. Being true to yourself may cost you at very selective schools so its all about what's important to you. That said, my D did not take physics because of a scheduling issue which she explained in her app, and did not take Calculus because she didn't want to. I understood the implications of her decision but didn't pressure her because she wanted time her senior year to concentrate on theater (a true passion). She ended up getting into many good schools including Harvard and NYU.</p>
<p>Ok, here's my calc situation... in the 8th grade I was in Advanced math, equivalent to honors Algebra 1, but I didn't do so well; rather than retake the class in 9th grade, I signed up for non-honors Geometry. I realized pretty quickly that I should be in an honors course, but at my school it's really tough to switch your schedule around, and mine was inflexibe (+ a pretty unhelpful guidance counselor), so I had to stick it out. Same thing happened next year, and then I couldn't switch up anymore - they don't let you after a point, because the honors class is taught at a VASTLY higher level than non-honors (a major flaw of my hs's math curriculum). I'm taking my fourth year of math next year - quantitative reasoning, honors. Calculus isn't an option because I don't fill the prerequisites.</p>
<p>I'm TOTALLY an arts/humanities girl - no interest in pursuing science or math for a career whatsoever, and this will be clear in my app. In the literature my school publishes with course signup info, when it comes to math they say something like "only people with strong interest in math are encouraged to sign up for honors classes" - in 9th and 10th grade, sorry, I wasn't really thinking about college apps!</p>
<p>I have high 700s in CR and W and a 640 in math, which I'm looking to bring up in a retake.</p>
<p>How bad will that look? Should I explain it in the additional info section of the application?... thanks</p>
<p>As you are a 'humanties' person I don't think it's a big deal, but you might want to explain it in your application. They usually have a section to explain that sort of stuff.</p>
<p>abank, in college. Sorry I must not read your post.</p>