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[quote=Anonymous]I think you are generally correct. I would trust the guidance of a high school college counselor more than a middle school math teacher on this question. But there are certainly students who are admitted to elite colleges who only got to pre-calc by the end of senior year, because so many factors go into admissions. One problem with not getting to calculus, at least if you are coming from a school that weights GPAs, is that you will have one less AP class than someone taking Calculus and potentially a slightly lower GPA and class rank because of that. The most important thing, however, is for your kid to take the most challenging courses that they can do well in. One of two Bs in high school is ok; struggling through math courses the student isn't ready for, and tanking one's GPA in the process, is dumb. But - why you are thinking about elite colleges when your student is only 13 years old? [/quote]
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