Advantage of taking Multivariable Calc senior year?

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<p>what did the majority of HYPSM admits took in their math senior year? Is there an advantage of taking multivariable cal/different equations/linear algebra senior year?</p>

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<p>I have no idea, but usually it’s because people really enjoy math and they’re good at it. I believe most people going to HYPSM take calc BC senior year.</p>

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<p>The highest math available at their high school, often AP Calculus AB or BC. Taking multivariable isn’t common or necessary. The only good reason to take those courses is that you like math.</p>

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<p>thank you!</p>

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<p>I took multi-variable calculus my senior year, but I didn’t feel like I had a strong enough background to ASE 18.02 at MIT, so I took 18.022 (a slightly more advanced 18.02). A nice advantage is simply that you don’t have to take it in college and you can take either more advanced math classes, or classes in your major.</p>

<p>Most MIT freshmen will have taken up to single-variable calculus (18.01 equivalent), but it varies widely – I know freshmen who have taken or are taking abstract algebra, algebraic geometry, and Lie theory in their first year. But those are very rare cases…</p>