@MYOS1634 Cornell is the only hospitality program that recommends calculus, but she may apply for business programs at other schools so calculus is probably the right class to take. So far she is doing well in Trig (has an A) and they are now moving onto the Analysis part of course (the class is called Trigonometry and Analysis, which is essentially precalc).
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Virginia Tech HTM / Pamplin will require calculus freshman year - most students will have taken it in HS but it is a tough course for many in the business school- even with HS background.
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If she’s doing well in Precalculus (ie., Trig&Analysis) and some majors are in the business school, then there’s no reason for her not to take “regular” calculus (most business majors will require a “calculcus for business” class so previous exposure will be very useful; and clearly if she has an A in her current class there’s no issue with making her senior year unnecessarily difficult for no clear reason.)
Is there a way for her to have a management major with hospitality minor? What sort of hospitality?
(Note that learning a foreign language may come in handy - if you have roots in any country with a famed culinary tradition, or
French if she wants to train in France or Switzerland, Italian for Italy or Switzerland, etc.)
She is thinking hotel/resort management, but not really sure. Yes, we do have roots in the Mediterranean… kind of why she was inspired to pursue this area of study!
It seems calculus is the way to go. She does have room for another elective, so maybe she can take AP stats as well.
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In addition, it seems that hospitality management, except when involving specific colleges, isn’t necessarily the best way to get a job managing a hotel (unless you own one and will pass it on). Others who know more may have ideas for better paths to reach her goal.