<p>I know this girl in my grade who skipped Geometry and isn't planning on taking it at all. You are suppose to have 4 credits by the end of senior year, and she will, but she will get ahead by just not taking it.</p>
<p>Normal Student in our math class:</p>
<p>7th grade - Algebra 1
8th grade - Geometry
9th grade - Algebra 2/Trig/Modelling with Fuctions
10th grade - Pre Calc
11th grade - AP Calc BC
12th grade - Multivariable Calc</p>
<p>The girl took Algebra 1 in 8th grade pushing her back so she just skipped Geometry. Will this hurt her when applying to colleges?</p>
<p>I did the same as her (taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade) so I took Geometry during summer school. Was it not worth it to take Geometry during the summer?</p>
<p>Geometry is really important… While she may not go into a major which requires advanced geometry it still remains one of the core blocks of math. When she applies she should tell the college admission officers that she will be taking it during the summer. It may be helpful that it is fresh in her mind, also.</p>
<p>By the same token I think colleges will be impressed with the Multivariable Calculus. The “impress” that it brings may go down considering she had to skip Geometry to do this.</p>
<p>She will definitely need geometry later in her life, so I think it may hurt her if she didn’t learn it outside of school. Geometry is a big part of the SAT math. But if she passed Calculus she must know geometry, considering you use it a lot in that class, especially with some of the applications of integrals.</p>
<p>Eww… math… (go away… plz… sniff…) </p>
<p>Anyhow, despite my reservations (and nightmares) on the subject, I’m sure that a person who feels capable of taking Multivariable Calculus by Senior year is more than capable of progressing without Geometry.</p>
<p>I’m taking Calc BC right now, in Senior year.</p>
<p>Some schools require that three of the four math experiences a student has be Algebra I, Algebra II (in its many incarnations), and Geometry. It might be worthwhile to double check. While I agree that a student who is taking Multivariable Calculus has probably covered most of Geometry and is quite capable of learning, it might prove a tough sell to colleges that REQUIRE Geometry.</p>