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[quote=Anonymous]Our DD is in 11th grade at a private school in D.C.  She is on the regular math track and will complete precalculus at the end of the year.  Math is not her strong subject (currently she has a B-) and she has been recommended to take Statistics in 12th grade instead of calculus. However, since she is on the borderline, the Math department is open to us petitioning for her to be placed in calculus.

DD is not a STEM kid and wants to be an English or History major in college.  We are wondering if changing the Math track and taking Statistics instead of calculus is a red flag for good schools.  The counseling office has indicated that it is not an issue and its better to get an A in statistics than a B- or lower in calculus.  However we walked away from the meeting thinking they were just parroting what the Math department had recommended and were not giving us unbiased advice.  Would love feedback from other parents whose non-STEM kids may have faced the same issue.  Do you think going down in the Math track hurt their college admissions or was it neutral?
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