<p>So, I’m going to talk to my counselor tomorrow, so what could I get any input on these questions:</p>
<p>I will be taking Honors Pre-Cal next term if my counselor allows me to do independent study or makes room for me in the class. I’m considering doing the Stats course online too, but would it seem strange that all of as sudden I’m taking 2 math classes even though I’m not applying for any math/science major? Or would it just look like I’m trying to get 4 years of math in at the last minute? Or would it look good because I’m taking 4 years of math and challenging myself? :P</p>
<p>If I take Honors Pre-Cal and Stats, if I were to, hypothetically, get a B or C in Honors Pre-Cal for instance, would it really matter since the colleges won’t see the grade until the final transcript? Would they rescind my admission if I got those grades on my final transcript?</p>
<p>First semester is August - December, right? Because my school operates on the quarter system, so I wouldn’t be taking Pre-Cal or Stats until second semester and wouldn’t have a final grade in either until May…</p>
<p>Does anyone know which of these would look best? Keep in mind that I haven’t taken Precal but both 2 and 3 on my list said that only algebra was required before taking them…</p>
<p>honestly, I don’t think it’s going to matter much, Princeton wants 4 years of high school math, and definitely prefers through Calculus, at the very least. And if not calculus than up to pre-calc plus AP stats. Most people at princeton have taken at least that, and theres a good percentage who have taken more than that (Calc BC, 5 years of hs math, multi, etc). If you have a really fantastic hook that might get you in then you have a shot, but no matter what you do you are going to have less than the recommended number of math courses, and thus it doesnt really matter what you take, as long as you take it.</p>
<p>“honestly, I don’t think it’s going to matter much, Princeton wants 4 years of high school math, and definitely prefers through Calculus, at the very least. And if not calculus than up to pre-calc plus AP stats. Most people at princeton have taken at least that, and theres a good percentage who have taken more than that (Calc BC, 5 years of hs math, multi, etc). If you have a really fantastic hook that might get you in then you have a shot, but no matter what you do you are going to have less than the recommended number of math courses, and thus it doesnt really matter what you take, as long as you take it.”</p>
<p>Well, I’m taking 2 math classes next term, so I would have the recommend 4 years. One of the classes is Stats online, and so I want this other one to be the most impressive one I can do. No one’s giving me a clear answer on which three of those classes would look the best, though.</p>
<p>is there a reason that you can’t take pre-calc at your HS? It tends to look better to take the class at the HS, unless you have already exhausted all of your possible classes and thus need to move to the cc</p>
<p>^Well, I dislike the pre-cal teacher and the way the class is set up. And wouldn’t it be better to have taken Calculus than Pre-Cal anyway? (It seems that’s what people are suggesting on here when they say to take #3).</p>
<p>“is there a reason that you can’t take pre-calc at your HS? It tends to look better to take the class at the HS, unless you have already exhausted all of your possible classes and thus need to move to the cc”</p>
<p>how true is this? cuz i’m taking stats at my cc even though there is stats at my school. it just fits better with my schedule.</p>
<p>well to answer your question, it looks like you are wasting your time taking courses outside of school when you could be doing something productive and unique that other people are not doing (unless your used up all of the courses in that subject). Also by not taking honors precalc you are not taking a hard course schedule which will detriment you. Its a lose-lose situation unless you manage to get an A or B in precalc hnrs.</p>