![]() In 2011, a panel of mathematicians and math educators mapped college-prep sequences in high school math and proposed pathways that led not only to calculus but also to statistics, linear algebra and data analysis. It’s been more than 10 years since math and science leaders began calling for change. It’s time to reconsider the dominance of calculus. Yet does it make sense for calculus to have such an influential role in college admission when so few college majors actually require the course? There are other ways for high school students to gain the quantitative reasoning skills that will prepare them for the rigors of college and the workplace. And, according to a new report I co-authored for Just Equations, the benefits of that elevated standing are starkly apparent: Based on data from surveys and interviews, “ A New Calculus for College Admissions” reveals how deep-seated preferences for calculus weigh heavily in decisions about who gets admitted to college. Yet calculus continues to enjoy a singular status in high school advanced math. That was a while ago and much has changed since then. By the spring of 12th grade, I had been accepted to both selective colleges where I applied - one public and one private. Back then, there was a four-year sequence: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, then calculus. Only 20 or so students at the large Catholic all-girls school I attended in Chicago were in the class. ![]() It was the ultimate destination on the advanced math track.
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