Pre Calc VS Trig

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So I recently posted a topic about my fear of taking Pre Calculus next year as I'm currently not doing so well in Algebra II, but I've just begun thinking of another option... Trigonometry?</p>

<p>I never really considered taking it before as most of the kids at my school (and on here) take Pre Calc over Trig, but a few of my friends are going into it next year and, from what I've heard, it's easier than Pre Calc.</p>

<p>If you're wondering whether I'm better at Algebra or Geometry... the answer is neither. I did poorly in both. However, I did so poorly in Geometry that I actually retook it, and I acquired a pretty good understanding of it. So maybe Trigonometry would be a better option for me?</p>

<p>Any advice? Is there some kind of reason hardly anyone takes Trig anymore? Would colleges frown upon it? And does Trig teach enough to go into Calculus (which I may or may not take senior year)?</p>

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<p>I can’t speak for others, but my pre-calc class devoted a portion of its time to learning trig (I think half a year). You need both for calculus though (although you can get through AB, probably, without knowing pre-calc).</p>

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<p>^
Not advisable. AB is hard if you’re not a math person.</p>

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<p>^I said you could get through it without pre-calc, not that it would be easy. Obviously having as much preparation as possible is helps you succeed…</p>

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<p>PreCalc is trig and algebra.</p>

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<p>Colleges probably won’t look down on it since most of them look at precalc and alg3/trig as the same course.</p>

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<p>Pre-Calculus is very similar to Algebra II… if you don’t grasp the concepts in Algebra II, you will struggle immensely in Pre-Calc. I’ve seen it happen to people.</p>