PsychedelicPsych

I am currently planning my schedule for next year, and I wonder: Is Calculus a requirement for top schools? I have always followed the fastest math track but have no interest in majoring in math or anything math-related (I'm a prospective English major). I would prefer to take AP Statistics as my math course next year and eschew high-school Calc altogether, planning to take it as a college freshman.

Calculus is very difficult at my school; numerous seniors I know this year have dropped the class. Many graduates retake it as college freshmen the next year. The teacher encourages taking it twice, but I think this is a waste of time.

Is Calc a requisite for Ivy League and prestigious LAC admittance? As an average (high B's and low A's), non-numbers-minded advanced math student, should I take it?