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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK. But if you are not a STEM kid, you do not need calculus, IF  the applicant has great grades, scores, ECs and recommendations. My DC from a big 3 got into 2 top ten schools without it. He is a poly sci major.[/quote]

BUT OP doesn't know yet if her kids is going to gravitate towards stem or engineering at this state of development.  If you had told me my DC would be doing civil engineering when he was a freshman in high school  I would have laughed.  Today he wants to be a Nuclear or Aerospace Engineer.  To get into this programs you do need to ahve had calculus.  And it certainly helps with your entire application if you can show rigor in all areas of academia.  http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/importance-of-calculus-for-college-admission/.  DC had finished calculus by end of junior year but also took a college chemistry course (real college chemistry) during the summer.  That kind of drive and initiatve is what all schools like to see.  As a result, he got into all six of his EAs, including UVA.  Now DC is waiting to hear from four Ivies.  I get the impression that many parents don't want to hear the message but you must excel and take the most rigorous courses possible across the board if you want to get into some of these prestigious schools, Tech or not.  [/quote]

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