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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Decent summary from Prep Scholar - take it for what it's worth.

[b]In most cases, we don't recommend taking both AB and BC Calculus. AB Calculus and BC Calculus are similar enough that taking them one after the other will be a lot like taking the same class twice, and it'll probably be pretty boring for you.

Taking both also usually won't help your college applications because it will look like you needed two years to learn calculus instead of one. Also, if you're looking to get a lot of college credits from your AP classes, you can usually get more from taking AB Calculus and another non-calculus AP than you would from taking both AB and BC Calculus.[/b]

https://blog.prepscholar.com/should-i-take-ap-calculus-ab-or-ap-calculus-bc[/quote]

OP here: it’s not a mid year jump; it’s for course selection for next year. The counselor told my child today that AP Calc BC would look better next year than AP Stats. [/quote]

AP stats is a joke. My son took it as a junior along with his DE multivariable calc class. If your son needs an easy A and an easy 5 on the exam AP stars is for you.

I agree that taking BC calc would be a redo, but looks way better on an application than stats. I’d look at stats as an elective if anything at all. [/quote]

I’m glad it was easy for your son. It’s not easy for the majority of kids.

Score distribution: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions

BC calc: 41% 5s
AB calc: 20% 5s
AP stats: 14% 5s

You can read into it the type of student enrolled in each course, but the reality is the course is challenging for a lot of kids.[/quote]

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