<p>hi, im posting this one for my sister who wants to go to yale…
right now, she is only in grade 10 (hs soph.)
for now, she doesnt know specifically wat she wants to do in yale, but its most likely going to be in the social sciences…</p>
<p>so she just wanted to know how much of math she should know before entering yale if she gets accepted…(if…)</p>
<p>thanks in advance.!</p>
<p>anyone???bump.</p>
<p>I begin by saying that one should never study material just to cater to a college. With that said, many students enter Yale with exposure to levels of calculus and a large majority on the AP/IB level. Once you get into Yale whether or not you choose to continue studying math is up to you. You’ll find that not too many Yalies take mathematics courses beyond multivariable calculus. An overall general advice to you sister, max out on the math curriculum at your high school to compete with extremely competitive students in the admissions pool. It’s much too early to worry about college admissions though, give it another year.</p>
<p>Regardless of what she intends to major in, she will be competing for a place in the Yale College freshman class. Viable candidates (for Yale and other very selective schools) show exceptional academic prowess on many fronts. They should excel in whatever opportunities are afforded them. This means accepting the most rigorous courseloads, and performing well on standardized tests. Of course, they should develop their own desire to learn and explore.</p>
<p>These will serve them well regardless of whichever school confers their degree. Yoshi is correct however. It’s still too early.</p>
<p>But if pressed for an answer, she should take the hardest math classes available – even if she gets Bs in hard Math classes instead of As in lesser classes.</p>
<p>Agree that she has to take 4 years of math, but if she is not a math person and isn’t on track to take the highest level of math available, it won’t kill her. She should take the toughest classes she is on track for, but if math isn’t her talent and she doesn’t take Calculus II or whatever, it’s not the end of the world.</p>
<p>thanks alot!!</p>