But I can answer the second part of you questions…. No necessarily. In college, you WILL have to take a year (or more) of physics anyways. Unless your high school has AP physics, and can take the AP test to get college credit, it really doesn’t matter whether or not you take it. Most science, computer, and engineering majors are REQUIRED to take a year of physics.

It might “help” if you took physics in high school, because you’d have a basic understanding of concepts that will be further explained in college level physics.

And it is possible some schools might require you to have it taken in high school, but I dont’ find that likely.

Anyways… good luck with your search for schools. Try www.collegeboard.com or www.princetonreview.com to search for colleges with your desired major.