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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While on tour as a JUNIOR, DD was asked by several heads of departments if she had finished Calculus BC. And these were not top colleges.  It is important.[/quote]

I simply don't believe this.[/quote]

Why would I lie about something so absurd?  It happened - at GMU, UVA and VT.  We learned a lesson.  Child no 2 had calculus BC done by end of junior year and got into UVA.[/quote]

At what point on a tour did you meet with department heads? We've been on a few tours and never encountered a professor. [/quote]
I am a professor at GMU and the idea that several department heads here would question a potential student about their math sequence is hilarious. To quote the young people, "I can't even."[/quote]

Thank you. So do you have thoughts on whether calculus is critical for admission? This thread has been illuminating for me as my DS just picked classes for his senior year and he was going to take IB CompSci and Probability/Stats. Having him rethink the prob/stats class.[/quote]
I can only speak to GMU, but no, it is not [i]critical[/i] for admission. IIRC about 20% of the class of 2022 was eligible for credit in MATH 113/114/123 thru AP or dual-enrollment, so clearly there are tons of students who did not take calculus in HS (or did not pass the AP exam). [/quote]

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