Taking Calc w/ Apps over AP Calc Effects

If it makes you feel better, my D22 is an example of someone who never took Calculus and still got into great schools. She took pre-Calc junior year and AP Stats senior year. She also did not take Chemistry or Physics. But did take 4 years of science including AP Bio and AP Environmental. She has zero interest in STEM and loathed every second of her math classes. On the flip side she had lots of leadership at school, had a 4.0, took 12 APs (all social science/English except the 2 science ones) and took a bunch of extra history classes for fun at the local community college. Her essay was all about her love of history. She got into a bunch of schools and attends a T10 school where she is doing great. It sounds like you are really involved with things you love and I think if you have an interesting passion in the social sciences or humanities and you can show this in your application, it could turn out fine. Again, this is based on a sample of one, but just wanted to give you some reassurance.

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