Big dilemma bcp!

Pennylane2011
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:05:20 +0000

I will answer this to bump it up for you, as I have no idea if all of physics/chem/bio is necessary for the colleges you want. There are plenty of people in humanities who have never taken a physics class, but I have no idea when it comes to competitive colleges. Again, that would be a good question for the admissions at the college of your choice.
AP Stats is considered a math, and may not have the weight of AP Calc in admissions,(for engineering/sciences/ challenge) but it is a math. Stats is probably required for the psychology major. Look at the class requirements for the psych majors at the colleges you are interested in.
Some kids are math/science oriented and will have all these classes, but others may end up taking more literature and history classes. How an admissions committee sees this, I don’t know.
Most high school physics is not calculus based, but again, the math prerequisite for the class at your high school is what is important.
I know of students who enter college without calculus or physics, but again, I am not familiar with the selection methods at the most competitive schools. I hope someone will answer you as well, and probably best to check with the schools of your choice to see what they would like.