<p>What matters in the end is that the student take the most rigorous course load their school offers. If the school does not offer Physics, they cannot be expected to take it. Plain and simple. Even if offered, the student may not have to take it. My D, did not take Physics senior year. She hated science and took Evolutionary Biology instead. However, since she is going to be a literature major, even her GC said that Physics was not necessary for her transcript. Each student and each situation is different. Everyone is always looking for a cookie cutter answer to getting accepted to college, there is none - at least for the schools with a holistic admissions philosophy.</p>