<p>Nobody should be allowed out of college without at least a very basic stats class, one that equips you to understand that when the news says “A New Study Shows that 87% of Squirrels are Brown,” it really means “Somewhere Between 82% and 92% of Squirrels are Brown, We Think”</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^Agreed that a college grad should understand this, and also be prepared to ask further questions if the color of squirrels is important to them, but do you really need a college stats class to understand that much if you would rather be taking something else??? (I am told, however, that students who are weak in math often find the least complicated stats course their easiest way to fulfill a math requirement, so perhaps the students who would be puzzled by that sort of assertion on a tv news show will have already taken stats anyway.)</p>
<p>Most schools - and especially schools such as NYU - require some sort of math, and a student who has already spent time fulfilling the requirement with something like calc might want to take electives in areas not taught at their local state school, or popular courses that are frequently closed out by the time underclassmen get to register.</p>
<p>Now, if the prof who teaches stats is especially capable…</p>
<p>In any case, I would be curious to find out the electives that OP plans to take. Can you tell that I often look at the classes offered at Frazzled D’s college and momentarily wish I could go back to school?</p>