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Will colleges see AP Stats as less academically rigorous for a social science major?
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For senior year, instead of taking AP Calc, I decided to take AP Stats because it aligned a bit more with the majors I want to go in to (Sociology and Political Science both use a lot of statistics). So, would more competitive colleges see this as being easier, or would they look at what majors/school I intend to go into to consider it? Should I switch to be more academically rigorous or stay in a class that might be more useful for my majors? A lot of competitive colleges seem to prefer calculus, but some also say that the recommended course load depends on major.

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2 years ago

AP Calc and AP stats are both college level courses, both challenging and both are taken into consideration. If you were applying to a science such as engineering, calculus would've been a way better choice however, admissions will take into consideration of your major, like which department you're applying to, therefore I don't think it will impact you harshly. As long as you get a good grade in that class, the college you apply to will acknowledge you did great in a college level class.

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