should i skip precalculus

Yes, definitely skip precalculus. Since it was easy enough for you over the summer you have the potential to accelerate even further, which will be very impressive when applying to universities.

For this current grade grade I’d advise doubling up on AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics.

Next year, you should take Multivariable with differential equations (in this order because of prerequisites), and double up one of the semesters with Linear Algebra because it’s prerequisite is usually single variable calculus.

This way by the time you get to high school you’d have finished not only the high school offerings, but also the lower level requirements for a math major. Very few students can say that.

I followed this very path and ended up at a very prestigious university. The determining factor was the very advanced math classes I had under my belt. It can be done, don’t be discouraged by naysayers.

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09/06/2024 16:47

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, definitely skip precalculus. Since it was easy enough for you over the summer you have the potential to accelerate even further, which will be very impressive when applying to universities.

For this current grade grade I’d advise doubling up on AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics.

Next year, you should take Multivariable with differential equations (in this order because of prerequisites), and double up one of the semesters with Linear Algebra because it’s prerequisite is usually single variable calculus.

This way by the time you get to high school you’d have finished not only the high school offerings, but also the lower level requirements for a math major. Very few students can say that.

I followed this very path and ended up at a very prestigious university. The determining factor was the very advanced math classes I had under my belt. It can be done, don’t be discouraged by naysayers.

Tee-hee.

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09/06/2024 17:48

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Anonymous wrote:i am a 7th grade who did precal over the summer
can i skip it

https://apcourseaudit.inflexion.org/ledger/

Find schools on this list in driving distance that offer BC calculus. Then try to find the contact for the AP coordinator at that school and ask about registering for the BC exam as an external candidate.

If you can't, you should still continue to self study calculus ( check out this course to start with: https://www.3blue1brown.com/topics/calculus ) and take the calculus CLEP exam to take calc 2 at a community college spring semester as a non-degree seeking / non-curriculum student. You can do this even if your school won't accept it for credit and makes you take algebra 1 or whatever, so long as you register for the community before the deadline.

You can also focus on enrichment instead by doing volumes 1 and 2 of the Art of Problem Solving books to prepare for challenging math competitions like the AMCs: https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_Problems_and_Solutions

https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_United_States_high_school_mathematics_competitions

https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Virginia_mathematics_competitions

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09/06/2024 18:14

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Schools districts offer online AP classes, internally or through vendors.

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09/06/2024 19:29

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:i am a 7th grade who did precal over the summer
can i skip it

Seems to be a fake post by a troll

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