<p>I deeply apologize if this is in the wrong section</p>
<p>Right now I am a junior taking regular Calculus which is just like Calc AB but we don't take the AP class and it's slower. Because I'm only taking regular Calculus, will I have a low chance of getting into a U.C. (for undergrad)? I know I did not give you enough information about myself such as my grades, ec, etc but this is my MAIN concern. Also, i know that to apply to a U.C. you just have to pass Algebra 2 but getting into a U.C. is a totally different story. So is Calculus AB AP and Calc BC Ap a big factor in getting accepted? </p>
<p>Any help is appreciated :)</p>
<p>please help me, I’m so anxious because of this. if i need to take calc ap the i will</p>
<p>No, you do not need to take AP Calc over Calculus to be considered a much better candidate at the UC’s. Their main concern is the following, from most important to least: GPA, SAT, essay, extracurricular activities, etc. Taking calculus instead of AP Calculus changes nothing, other than you might have gotten a higher GPA taking AP Calc.</p>
<p>The only time it might be a factor is if you are applying to an Engineering school, with a <700 Subject Test score in math. (Eng would be concerned that you might not be able to handle its rigor.) But Letters & Science just won’t care.</p>
<p>You are two grade levels ahead in math but are taking a calculus course that is less rigorous than AP Calculus AB? When I went to high school, a student two grade levels ahead in math would have been one of the top math students in the school who would have gone straight to AP Calculus BC and gotten an A in the class and a 5 on the AP test without having to try very hard.</p>
<p>In any case, AP Calculus is not required for UCs (even for engineering, sample programs of study list first semester freshman calculus as the starting point for math). However, an AP course is typically designated as an honors course with +1 weighting for calculating UC admissions GPA (you can check the courses at your high school at [University</a> of California Doorways Home](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/) ). At the highly selective UCs which use a comprehensive review, taking the more rigorous course available at your high school may favorably influence the application reader.</p>
<p>Can we edit posts here? Anyways i meant “we don’t take the AP TEST” not class, obviously im not taking the class. Thanks for the replies</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus: BC? Wow that’s actually quite rigorous. There are about 20 juniors in my school taking BC but they’re considered the smarter bunch of the school.</p>
<p>Back when I was in high school, the only calculus course they offered was BC. Less than 10% of the total senior class was a year ahead in math and took that course. A junior two years ahead appeared every few years to take that course.</p>
<p>BC approximates a one year college freshman calculus course. When you think about it, the students who are a year (or more) ahead and taking calculus in high school are supposed to be the good students in math, so they should be able to handle that as well as or better than the actual college freshmen who are zero years ahead in math and taking calculus then.</p>