Admissions penalty if student doesn't take high school physics?

[Anonymous]

He'll be fine without high school physics. Colleges really just want to see four years of science classes, and typically one with an advanced level - which he has.

[Anonymous]

Depends how competitive the schools are that he is interested in. If this was my kid, I would tell him to take physics. Ecology is considered way easier than physics and it could negatively impact him for top 30 schools. Everyone should take physics in HS in my opinion for basic science literacy

[Anonymous]

Take it. Can he take the other class as an elective?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends how competitive the schools are that he is interested in. If this was my kid, I would tell him to take physics. Ecology is considered way easier than physics and it could negatively impact him for top 30 schools. Everyone should take physics in HS in my opinion for basic science literacy

Univ of Delaware is not a top 30 school. Why do you assume everyone cares about top 30 schools

[Anonymous]

No one needs to take physics to get into college. But if you’re looking at highly selective schools it becomes a factor. An A in physics C sends a strong signal.

[Anonymous]

A student who's serious re: the sciences takes: AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Calc BC

[Anonymous]

I made my kids take Bio/ Chem and Physics and later found out very few kids did that anymore. I do think it's helpful for science majors because, in college, they'll have to take those courses for majors and they'll be sitting next to science majors and aspiring pre-meds who have taken them. So ideally, your son would take both but if he could only choose one, I would choose the one in his field of interest (ecology) because I think it would actually look weird to say you are so interested in ecology and yet not take the class in school when it's offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A student who's serious re: the sciences takes: AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Calc BC

My high school (not long ago) didn’t even offer two out of the three classes you mentioned. I’m a research scientist. But I agree that it would be good to take physics. OP mentioned on a different thread that her son is an precalc as a senior, so Physics C isn’t an option

[Anonymous]

C’mon people! Has this pandemic not taught you anything? There are so many people in this country who don’t understand basic science. I don’t care what your major is. Just take Biology, Chemistry and Physics in high school. It does not have to be AP level if that is too hard for you. Just do it already and shut up

[Anonymous]

Admissions aside, the student might actually find that they like physics, even if they didn't like bio or chem. The exposure has the potential to point to whole new major/career directions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C’mon people! Has this pandemic not taught you anything? There are so many people in this country who don’t understand basic science. I don’t care what your major is. Just take Biology, Chemistry and Physics in high school. It does not have to be AP level if that is too hard for you. Just do it already and shut up

Get serious. We’re so STEM-obsessed we barely teach kids history or teach them how to write.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C’mon people! Has this pandemic not taught you anything? There are so many people in this country who don’t understand basic science. I don’t care what your major is. Just take Biology, Chemistry and Physics in high school. It does not have to be AP level if that is too hard for you. Just do it already and shut up

I could not agree more. A person cannot be educated without a basic understanding of physics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:C’mon people! Has this pandemic not taught you anything? There are so many people in this country who don’t understand basic science. I don’t care what your major is. Just take Biology, Chemistry and Physics in high school. It does not have to be AP level if that is too hard for you. Just do it already and shut up

Get serious. We’re so STEM-obsessed we barely teach kids history or teach them how to write.

What are you talking about. I have never seen a HS curriculum that does not include 4yr of English and 4yr of social studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:C’mon people! Has this pandemic not taught you anything? There are so many people in this country who don’t understand basic science. I don’t care what your major is. Just take Biology, Chemistry and Physics in high school. It does not have to be AP level if that is too hard for you. Just do it already and shut up

Get serious. We’re so STEM-obsessed we barely teach kids history or teach them how to write.

What are you talking about. I have never seen a HS curriculum that does not include 4yr of English and 4yr of social studies.

My child’s hs requires 4 years of English and 3 years of social studies.