<p>My school wouldn't let me take Trigonometry because my state, New York, has these statewide exams known as Regents Exams. I passed the Geometry regents, but didn't make my schools cutoff/new policy this year to get into Trigonometry, which requires students to score at least an 80 out of 100. I felt like I was well-prepared before I took the exam, so I was sad when I saw my score of a 79!</p>
<p>I'm a senior in high school, so I don't have another chance. I'm taking this stupid Geometry 2 class, which is WAY too easy for me right now, but my teacher said that we WILL be starting Trigonometry in January. However, I'm still a bit disappointed because I wanted to take a full-fledged Trigonometry class, just like most other people do. </p>
<p>And I want to major in accounting, which deals with lots of numbers!</p>
<p>However, I do have a great SAT math score (700+) and a Math Subject Test Level 1 score of 680. </p>
<p>So, will there be a delay for me in college for not taking Trig? I applied to Adelphi University, Pace University, New York Institute of Technology, and 5 CUNY schools (Baruch, Queens, Brooklyn, City Tech, and Hunter), if that helps any.</p>
<p>Accounting has nothing to do with trigonometry/calculus. Finance is a different story I suppose. The only thing that may be holding you back is the lack of exposure to that kind of math before college, because you will most likely have to take calculus no matter your major. So no I really don’t think it’s going to set you back, but taking calculus in high school is a good idea. But then again you have over a 700 math score so you’ll have no problem.</p>
<p>For the basic content of accounting, all you need to be able to do is add and subtract (I suppose maybe division is required for some kinds of allocation). But it is REALLY basic math. You learned all the math you need for accounting in elementary school. I don’t recall finance requiring higher level math, either. It was more complex calculations than accounting, but just a matter of learning the equations – not like you needed trig or anything like that.</p>
<p>You should take a look at the colleges on your list and see what the requirements are for an accounting major. All of them should have this information online if you dig around. Usually there is link in the “Academics” section of the website to each major, then you can click on the major for graduation requirements. Another thing to look at is intro accounting classes in the online course catalog, and see if they have any pre-requisites listed. </p>
<p>If you need more math, you can probably easily take it once you get there. And with a 700 SAT Math, I bet you could get approval to start accounting classes even if technically they have a pre-requisite. I would not worry too much about this.</p>
<p>Many business schools require students to take calculus once enroled.</p>
<p>Agreed. But they usually do not make you take it as a pre-req for starting accounting classes. The OP should look into that for her colleges… she might want to take some more math at a community college or something over the summer before heading to college just so she doesn’t end up using a lot of her time in college getting all the way through the sequence to calculus if it is required.</p>
<p>The problem is with you not being able to take the Trig class and regents is that you will not be eligible for an advanced regents diploma (you must take and pass all three math sequences). I am suprised that they did not give you a trig class along with a geometry class where you can take the geometry regents in January and then take the trig regents in June.</p>