Will not taking calculus as a senior hurt me?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a junior on an academic honors diploma, and i just found out that i'm not required to take a math class my senior year to stay on my honors diploma status. i'm taking precalculus this year as a junior and really struggling with it, so i was super relieved to hear that calculus was not required. i was wondering if this is something that would count against me when applying to colleges? </p>

<p>the classes i've taken so far:</p>

<p>I went into high school with 4 credits already; 2 from Algebra I and 2 from Spanish I</p>

<p>9th grade:
Social Studies (2 credits)
Band (2 credits)
English (2 credits)
Biology (2 credits)
Family and Consumer Science (1 credit)
Computer Concepts I (1 credit)
Gym (2 credits)
Geometry (2 credits)
Spanish II (2)</p>

<p>10th grade:
World History (1 Credit)
Computer Concepts II (1 credit)
Band (2 credits)
English (2 credits)
Chemistry (2 credits)
Intro to 2-D and 3-D Art (2 credits)
Algebra II (2 credits)
Spanish III (2)</p>

<p>11th Grade:
US History (2)
Band (2)
English 11 Honors (2)
AP Biology (2)
Advanced 2-D & 3-D Art (2)
Precalculus (2)</p>

<p>and for 12th grade I'm planning on taking;
Economics (1)
US Government (Dual Credit) (1)
Band (2)
Speech (Dual Credit) (1)
Composition (Dual Credit) (1)
Principles of Biomedical Science (Dual Credit) (2)
Personal Finance (1)
Adult Roles (1)
Psychology (1)
Sociology (1)</p>

<p>so with this schedule, should i be okay with getting into schools such as University of Indianapolis? What're my chances of possibly getting accepted into IU Bloomington?</p>

<p>This is my first post ever on here so sorry if it sucks :x
Gracias! :)</p>

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<p>Also, calculus is my only option for a math class :&lt;/p>

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<p>It may not be completely necessary to take Calculus but it would probably do you good. Having four years of math behind you (plus your algebra I credits) would be ideal. You’ll probably have to take Calculus in college anyway so if you take it senior year you’ll have a foundation to build off of. However, you might get away with it if it is unrelated to your intended major. Have you talked to your guidance counselor about this?</p>

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<p>Yeah I talked to my guidance counselor and he just said that it may take off the bigger schools but it depends. He didn’t really say what it depended on or how big of schools we were talkin’ haha</p>

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<p>What is your intended major? Be aware that any science, any engineering, economics, and business will typically require you to take calculus. A decent percentage of medical schools also have calculus in their pre-med course requirements. Taking calculus in high school can either let you start in a more advanced math course, or give you a preview of the material if you retake it in college.</p>