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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a typical math path that a selective liberal arts college looks for?   Is BC Calc necessary for admission?  And what about a second year of Calc?  [/quote]

For science or engineering oriented students, calculus is generally expected at the most competitive colleges if your high school offers it. Calc BC is the equivalent of first year college calculus and covers both differential and integral calculus. Calc AB is mostly just differential calculus and is generally equivalent to just first semester college calculus. So taking AB and then BC in high school is not really taking two years of calculus - more like taking 2 years in high school to cover 1 year of college math.  A post calculus class would be linear algebra, differential equations, or multivariate calculus. While many STEM students at the most selective colleges take those classes in high school, there are big advantages for non-savants to retaking them in college.  Some students choose to take AP stats after calculus. AP stats is a non-calculus based class that is not really college material at the most competitive colleges. It is perfectly fine for students who are clearly humanities oriented who can take more advanced classes in their fields of interest. But I think the majority of humanities students at the most competitive colleges took calculus in high school these days.  [/quote]

But do these humanities students need BC or is AB ok?  [/quote]

AB is fine.  One other option, if you're in MCPS, is a course called Calc with Apps, that's a non AP intro to calculus.  Taking that junior year followed by Calc AB, would ensure a strong senior schedule without pushing too far into math that's not of interest.  AB is enough background that college options wouldn't be limited if interests or requirements change.  [/quote]

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