<p>I am thinking about studying Economics or Business when I get to college. I know that they both require strong math skills. I am going to take BC Calculus Senior Year. But a few select people in my school (around 50 or so people in my big school, I am not one of them) are allowed to take BC Calculus junior year. If I put Economics/Business major on my my application, won't admissions officers think that I didn't technically take the most rigorous math course in high school? Would that hurt my chances? Would it be better to go undecided?</p>
<p>You’re thinking too hard about this. If you think you will want to study business or economics, do not hesitate to say so.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will matter. After all, you might not take any math your senior year because you’re too busy running the business you started that’s going to finance your college. It isn’t just about math.</p>
<p>I agree with the other post. It wont make a difference</p>
<p>Completing calculus BC as a senior versus junior is unlikely to make much of a difference.</p>
<p>Whether putting your major versus undecided/undeclared matters depends on whether the college you apply to admits freshmen by major or not. If it does, then it is possible that undecided/undeclared applicants are admitted to the school more easily, but have to apply to declare a popular major later as enrolled students (and business and economics are often popular majors). There is no one answer here that applies to all colleges, so you need to check each college to see what applies to that college.</p>
<p>Note that, in college for economics or business, you may have the option to do it math-intensive or not. Math-intensive courses or a double major with math or statistics are typically for those preparing for graduate school in economics or work in quantitative finance. But most economics and business majors choose a less math-intensive route that needs only freshman calculus (= calculus BC) and introductory statistics.</p>