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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My senior is in AP Calc AB and his class is a mix of kids who took "regular" math starting with Algebra 1 in 8th grade, kids who dropped down from honors to regular during PreCalc last year, and kids like him (B+ in honors pre-calc because he never studied, will probably never take math again). It may seem like "everyone" takes all honors/AP everything all the time and that's the only track, but it simply isn't true.

Taking regular math will not prevent a kid from taking an AP Calculus class. Taking some non-honors classes does not ruin a college application (especially if the non-honors class is the right fit for the student).  My kid has ADHD, has taken a mix of regular, honors and APs, and is applying to college with a 3.7/4.0 (weighted) and a high ACT score.  He's not going to get into an Ivy league school, obviously, but the situation is not dire for him. [/quote]

We are out of state and the kids in our area need to take and do well in Honors Precalc before they can take AP Calc.  They also have to test into college level math in order to take it at the community college.

If kids are able to enroll in Honors Precal and then drop down to regular Precal and still take AP Calc the next year I am unaware of that.  As far as I know, Honors Precal is really the only Precal that our school offers.  If you don't do well in Honors Precal, I believe you're stuck with a less than stellar grade and you simply don't qualify to take AP Cal.

I think that there is some more flexibility in other school systems like FCPS with regards to being able to take regular Alg 1/Alg 2/Precal followed by AP Cal.[/quote]

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