I’m a junior I’m high school and I have read some bad stuff about SL Math Studies and now I don’t know if I should take it. I want to major in something related with math (like engineering ,I don’t know yet ). So far I will be taking AP physics, AP stats, and dual credit English. SL math studies was also in my list but I need a second opinion . My school offers AP calculus but I will be taking that in my college dual enrollment classes. Btw my school doesn’t offer any more advanced math classes , only AP Stats, AP calculus and SL math studies.
Will you be taking dual enrollment Calculus?
If you want to major in stem that’s the class you should take.
There are four levels if IB Math: math studies, for students who won’t be taking math in college and will thus have a general, applied knowledge. Math SL, which covers precalculus, Calculus w and some stats; math HL which is supercharged Calculus bc with some other topics thrown in; and, more rarely, Further math HL which is for sure advanced math geniuses ;).
So, Math SL is okay for someone who wants to major in stem but not math studies SL.
Yes I will take calculus dual enrollment . My school only offers SL math studies ,AP calc and AP stats , so will it look bad if I take SL Math Studies ?