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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids I've known that were accepted to top 20 schools (not for sports) had calculus or beyond.  The girls, in particular, w[b]ho stopped at pre-calc did not do as well.[/b]  All anecdotal evidence but the colleges are quite clear that they want the most rigorous courses.[/quote]

I'm guessing the reason they didn't do well had to do with something other than calculus.  Unless you're a STEM major, most colleges DO NOT CARE.  I think it shows more self-knowledge for the average kid to get to upper level math and say, I don't get this, I don't want to get this and I don't see the relevance this math will have in my life so I'm going to focus my limited energies elsewhere.  By the time you get to Calculus you have taken all the math you need.   And as another poster noted, many colleges require you to take or retake Calculus freshman year.  [/quote]

Maybe.  My DC is a candidate for top 30 universities, as determined by the college counselor, not us.  DC is also interested in the humanities but still has a math SAT over 750.  Because of the innate math ability DC was placed in the higher math track early on and will complete an advanced calculus class this year. Probably a lot of students who are not good at math or don't like it enough to take the challenging classes, also do not have high SAT scores in math, even though the SAT doesn't cover calculus.  I'm sure there are exceptions -- kids that stop at pre-calc but still rock the SAT math section, but probably not as many of them.  [/quote]

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