<p>First of all, I’m NOT looking into Ivy…I’m looking for an in-state University. But, I’m not taking a Calculus class or Physics.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t offer Physics, and AP Calc AB is reserved for the top 10 math students in the school. Pre-Cal is only for those going into AP Calc.</p>
<p>You’re fine. It’s not that big of a deal because the colleges will know that you didn’t have the resources to take physics and calculus sorta. Thus, they don’t count that against you (if they even would have).</p>
<p>If you want to show initiative and impress the adcoms, you could self-study these and take the ap tests/SAT subject tests…</p>
<p>Kind of depends on what you want to do, but most colleges won’t care</p>
<p>Very few universities actually expect students to have taken calculus in high school (I can think of only three where that is typical of entering freshmen, and a fourth that expects it of engineering majors only).</p>
<p>However, not allowing you to take precalculus is strange. Precalculus as a senior in high school is the normal math sequence for university-bound students who are not ahead in math; students need to complete precalculus to be ready for calculus as university freshmen (the normal expected level of math preparation is to be calculus-ready when entering university). By not allowing most students to take precalculus, your high school will be forcing those who go to university to take remedial math courses in university.</p>
<p>If you run out of courses to take at your high school, see if you can take courses at a community college.</p>
<p>Calculus would be ideal, but given your situation, I wouldn’t worry about it. Not allowing all students to take precalculus is really strange, though…if you haven’t already, I’d express your concerns with a guidance counselor and see if you can work something out!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. If you’re worried this much about your classes, that leads me to believe you care about school, so you have probably done well in your other classes.
And if you’ve done even moderately well in HS, you shouldn’t have any trouble getting into your state Universities.</p>
<p>You’ll take Calculus eventually.</p>
<p>A lot of colleges suggest taking Calculus, but in your case, I’d just have your guidance counselor specifically mention how only the top 10 math students are allowed to take AP Calc and how you barely missed the cut and would’ve succeeded if your school’s bureaucracy didn’t exist.
Although it’s good to have a physics class (it’s like, the third principal high school science after biology/chemistry), but I don’t think not taking it would really jeopardize you.</p>
<p>Yes, you’re completely screwed! In fact, rumor has it that only community colleges accept students who haven’t taken both AP Calculus and Physics. If I were you, I’d be panicking majorly!</p>