Possible to get into top school if you don't take highest course?

Applying to College
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<p>At my high school in New Jersey, the top math classes are analysis and differential equations and complex analysis. However, I am taking Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra senior year. Will this make me look bad to top colleges like Princeton, Stanford, etc. even though I'm taking the highest classes in all of my other subjects?</p>

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<p>Since you seem to be currently in the eighth grade (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1551887-high-school-placement.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1551887-high-school-placement.html&lt;/a&gt;), I’m going to give this question exactly as serious an answer as it deserves.</p>

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<p>Actually that was my brother, I let him use my account because he was freaking about high school math. Guess it runs in the family. :)</p>

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<p>This is not a problem mere mortals worry about. Humblebrag!</p>

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<p>There’s a reason for this, your posting history is there for anyone to see and consistency is important for maintaining your credibility. Tell your brother to start his own account or your membership may be banned.</p>

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<p>Sorry, it won’t happen again, my brother made his own account. Can anybody answer my question? BTW I’m not “humblebragging” most of the top schools’ websites say that you should take the hardest courses available to you, so I’m worried, that’s all.</p>

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<p>Can’t you infer the answer to your question from all the scorn?</p>

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<p>That rule applies to ordinary coursework. If tensor analysis and quantum chromodynamics were available to you, it doesn’t mean colleges expect you to take them. Anything beyond AP level might be nice, but they understand if you might want to save a few courses for your college undergrad work.</p>

<p>Multivariable Calculus is not slacking in anybody’s world.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks everybody!</p>

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<p>Hey, looks like you go to my high school! As somebody who takes Analysis and who has many many friends who were in MCLA in senior year and still went to top schools, I can tell you that it hardly matters. If you like what you do and you’re a strong student, you should be a viable candidate for anywhere really.
-Apparently your Class of 2014 classmate</p>