Importance of Math and Language on application?

dwn2earthstudent
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 02:44:18 +0000

How much influence do math and language have on your application?

Math:
I struggled with depression and anxiety freshman and beginning of sophomore year. I’m a rising junior, and in a much better place. That being said, math is not my strong point. I’m not ahead in math in the first place but I’m not behind either.l (if you’re ahead you take alg 2 9th grade) but majority of students take alg 2 sophomore year, which is normal. But if you’re behind you take alg 2 junior year and that kind of means you’re in the bottom academic wise (at least at my school). Anyway, I started taking alg 2 this year but the amount of school I was missing because of my mental health made it hard for me to do well in the class, and my teacher was awful. So I dropped the class thinking I would finish it online. But alg 2 is such a huge backbone in everything else, and I wanted a strong grasp on it rather than learning it poorly online. So now, I will be taking alg 2 as a junior and I’m embarrassed. At my school (if you’re a year ahead in math) in order you take alg 2, trig, pre calc, AB calc or AP stats. You don’t need trig or pre calc for AP stats obviously. I’m thinking of taking trig online next summer so I can be back on track where I was, but in the end I’ll still take AP stats bc math isn’t my strong point. If I’m not trying to major in a math subject (journalism is where I’m heading) then should I worry about taking the extra trig class? I’ll still have all my math credits if I don’t, but I’m wondering if it will look better and increase my chances in getting into a pretty decent school. But if I’m not looking to go in the field of anything math related is it really necessary considering you don’t need it for stats? (It’s required for calc) Will it hurt me on the SAT/ACT? And will good schools dismiss me because of it?

Language:
I took Spanish all of my life, and entering 9th grade for some reason I decided to switch and take French 1- and hated it. I moved to a different state half through my freshman year, and when I was making my new schedule at my new school they said I didn’t have to continue French 1 if I disliked it that much, so naturally I said yes but I couldn’t enter Spanish mid way into the year. Similar to math, if you’re ahead you take Spanish 2 freshman year. But most 9th graders take Spanish 1, which is what I would have done. But 10th grade I’m in Spanish 1 and most of my piers are in Spanish 3 considering I’m in honors and AP classes. I’ll be in Spanish 2 this year, while everyone else will be in their 4th year language and will even get to the AP level. My teachers always say if you don’t have at least 4 years of a language, it will look bad and you won’t get into a harder school. I will have half a credit of french 1, and 3 years of Spanish. Will this effect me too much? Should I take Spanish 3 online next summer to better my chances of getting into a school with low acceptance ratings?