How much math is needed to get into College?

Getting into most colleges is very competitive.  Students from all over the city, the state, the country and the world are competing to get into U.S. colleges.  Unless you have a special athletic or talent, you must consider not only the required amount of high school coursework to get into college but also should consider the "recommended" as required to have a better chance to get into a college.  Some high school counselors may disagree but keep in mind unless you are a star athlete in the state or a super talented musician (for example) then you are in competition with the thousands of people wanting to get accepted.  How do you stand out?  You need to do more academically in high school not the minimum. 

    Math is one of the tough subjects but it could be easy if you plan ahead.  Get a tutor (see our article on tutors), take four years of math and get good grades.  More math education is always better than the minimum.

University*  Math Requirements** Columbia College at Chicago   TBD DePaul University  TBD MIT   Math through calculus recommended  Roosevelt University   College preparation classes in Math Smith College  3 years recommended University of Chicago  3–4 years of math University of Illinois at Chicago  Three to four years of mathematics   (including algebra, geometry, advanced algebra/trigonometry) University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana  3–4 years of math UT Austin  3 years required, 4 years recommended *We will be updating this list when more information is available **Always check with the school to make sure you have the most current math requirements.