Would it be bad to skip math my junior year?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, so I'm currently a sophomore in high school. I'm scheduling for my junior year and I'm really stuck... My ideal schedule for next year: IB English, Chemistry, Soc/Psych, AP Environmental, Honors Spanish 4, aCapella choir, Theatre 3, and Broadcast & Video 1. But, the thing is that I wouldn't be taking a math... So my question is: Would colleges care if I didn't have math my junior year? I've already taken Algebra 1 & 2, and geometry... So I already have 3 years of math under my belt, then I want to take AP stats as a senior. So by the time I graduate I will have 4 credits of math!</p>

<p>I want to be some type of teacher when I grow up, or major in psychology! The colleges I'm looking at are: Penn State, Purdue, NYU, OSU, Univ. of Kentucky, and Michigan State. </p>

<p>Please please please share your thoughts! Am I crazy to not take math, or will I be ok?</p>

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<p>We’ve gone through this questions a few times in the past month- for kids who wanted to stop after pre-calc.<br>
A few schools on your list will wonder why you stopped math in favor of those other electives. Some may not care. Stats, in general, does not replace pre-calc and calc.</p>

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<p>Yes, it will hurt you. You need to take pre-cal.</p>

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<p>Drop Broadcast & Video 1, and take Precalc. I would say you would be at a large disadvantage if you didn’t at least take Precalc.</p>

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<p>Was Algebra 1 taken in high school or middle school? It won’t count as a year of math if taken in middle school, so you would only have 2 years of math so far.</p>

<p>You would have to look up what the schools you are interested in recommend and require for math. It is fairly typical to require 3 and recommend 4 years of math.</p>

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<p>Take the math! You do not want to miss a chance at your favorite college because of a weak curriculum. You need to show academic rigor.</p>

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<p>Yes I did take algebra 1 in middle school. I never realized colleges didn’t count it! Thank you for letting me know! </p>

<p>Thank you so much for convincing me to take math. I ended up just dropping broadcast & video, and now I’m taking IB Math Studies.</p>

<p>Thanks again everybody (:</p>