<p>I did not mean that the vast majority of all US students complete calculus. The vast majority of US students don’t attend an Ivy League school, a top 20 school like Johns Hopkins and Tufts, or a top state school like UVA. Being in high level classes is always going to boost your chances at schools. I go to a high school in Virginia, and the students who successfully get into UVA (where everyone applies), are ones who have went far in every discipline, math and science included, regardless of their major or career plans. Even if you have no interest in a math-related field, you are still showing colleges that you are taking a challenge and pushing yourself to understand material that isn’t natural to you.</p>