Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Successful completion of high school calculus has long been an unofficial must-have for those seeking admission to the nation’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus.

Corrected: In a previous version of this story, the group that is developing a linear algebra and geometry course of study was misidentified. The group is the Education Development Center. When ...