My 14 year old freshman daughter has a D- in Algebra

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's a link to the US World and News list of the 100 lowest to highest admission rates:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate?src=stats

#1. Stanford accepts 5.7%

And as noted above, it's a top 10 university with an acceptance rate below 10%. Once you get out of the top 10 universities, acceptance rate rise rapidly. I don't think this list you've posted is particularly helpful, since I'm pretty sure no one here is arguing that students need to take calculus so they can be competitive for admission at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, KY, or Rust College in Mississippi.

I'm using Yale and Harvard's stats. I get the harvard magazine. They get 35,000 applications. They take 3% in EA, legacy, athlete, URM - the other 3% is YOU. That's why the 3% figure is more accurate. Harvard takes almost half of its class EA.

[Anonymous]

Here's Harvard's stats: http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/05/harvard-class-of-18-yield-82-percent

[Anonymous]

More on expectations on calculus: http://collegeapps.about.com/od/theartofgettingaccepted/a/HighSchoolMath.htm

[Anonymous]

If you can get through calculus in your junior year you should. It will then be on your child's EA application. Discrete Math should follow. Here's a third party opinion on why you should have calculus under your belt for college admissions. http://www.education.com/magazine/article/math-classes-college/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just started a tutor and she will be in a school math lab next semester. She is getting all Bs in everything else. She tries so hard and it kills me to see her struggle. Please tell me this doesn't mean she won't get into a good college. I just hope she still has enough time to not fail the course.

Is she in MCPS? If so, she can retake this class and assuming she does better (which she will), the higher grade will be what is sent on to colleges. Do not worry, but it was wise to get the tutor.

[Anonymous]

Find someone with a masters degree in math ed, spec in special ed. Someone who knows about cognitive development and condition and instruction in math. You should be seeing diagnostic test results and manipulatives. Get on excellent math learning web sites like www.dreambox.com that allow students to see numbers at work before they start to fool around w abstractions. Good luck!!

[Anonymous]

Life is beautiful and strange. Children, teens, and young adults who learn to strive, coast (because everyone needs downtime ), explore, and can work with others will always do well. Your daughter shouldn't give up on math at algebra. A great math tutor who understands how to develop algebraic thinking will help her feel smart and ambitious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Life is beautiful and strange. Children, teens, and young adults who learn to strive, coast (because everyone needs downtime ), explore, and can work with others will always do well. Your daughter shouldn't give up on math at algebra. A great math tutor who understands how to develop algebraic thinking will help her feel smart and ambitious.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Life is beautiful and strange. Children, teens, and young adults who learn to strive, coast (because everyone needs downtime ), explore, and can work with others will always do well. Your daughter shouldn't give up on math at algebra. A great math tutor who understands how to develop algebraic thinking will help her feel smart and ambitious.

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My daughter scored in the 40% percentile on a nationally normed test just a few years ago in math. I worked really hard with her and she's now in the 90% percentile a few years later on that same nationally normed test.