AP Stats

[Anonymous]

Current junior DC is pretty advanced in math (BC calc in 9th, MV in 10th, Linear Algebra in 11th, and will be taking Number Theory in 12th). He wants to also take Stats next year because he really loves math, but it’s going to be ridiculously easy for him. Will ad coms view this as a cop-out when he could be taking something more rigorous?

[Anonymous]

Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

OP, give it a break

[Anonymous]

Stop

[Anonymous]

AP stats is Pretty easy. Many kids take AP stats as an elective. Not as their main math course (number theory). But as an extra class.

[Anonymous]

"pretty advanced"?

[Anonymous]

"pretty advanced" and he took Algebra 1 in 5th grade?

Uh, yeah.

[Anonymous]

My junior is taking it this year (as an elective). He likes it a lot but the writing part has been hard for him. He has always been much stronger in math than writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current junior DC is pretty advanced in math (BC calc in 9th, MV in 10th, Linear Algebra in 11th, and will be taking Number Theory in 12th). He wants to also take Stats next year because he really loves math, but it’s going to be ridiculously easy for him. Will ad coms view this as a cop-out when he could be taking something more rigorous?

Yeah, your kid has obviously been avoiding rigorous math classes. Now is not the time to go wobbly.

[Anonymous]

No. Kid should be exploring interests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP stats is Pretty easy. Many kids take AP stats as an elective. Not as their main math course (number theory). But as an extra class.

Yes, he’d be taking Number Theory as his main math course and Stats as an elective (at the expense of taking a more rigorous elective).

[Anonymous]

I think he’ll be ok no matter what he takes at this point!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP stats is Pretty easy. Many kids take AP stats as an elective. Not as their main math course (number theory). But as an extra class.

Yes, he’d be taking Number Theory as his main math course and Stats as an elective (at the expense of taking a more rigorous elective).

Totally fine and good to expose him to a different way of thinking about math. FWIW, my son took Calc BC + AP Stats senior year. He got into the math-heavy major he wanted at VT.

[Anonymous]

It won’t hold him back and it’s a good class in todays world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP stats is Pretty easy. Many kids take AP stats as an elective. Not as their main math course (number theory). But as an extra class.

Yes, he’d be taking Number Theory as his main math course and Stats as an elective (at the expense of taking a more rigorous elective).

Totally fine and good to expose him to a different way of thinking about math. FWIW, my son took Calc BC + AP Stats senior year. He got into the math-heavy major he wanted at VT.

Thank you! DC is looking at VT too!