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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ideally, one would have taken Geometry over the summer, but it is too late for that now.  I mention it here only for the possible benefit of others in that situation.

[b]Do the best you can to have a strong academic record overall.  At admissions time, one optionally might indicate which specific non-STEM major DC plans to major in. [/b] That gives Admissions reviewers a non-negative reason for the student not being in the most advanced math courses.[/quote]

OP your best bet is to ask the guidance counselors at your child’s private school after they are done with senior applications and before your child is looking to sign up for junior classes.  Specifically ask “How has William and Mary has viewed applicants from this school that have opted for the math track for senior year pre-calc with the combination of honors/AP for the math and sciences and whatever rigor they are pursuing with the English, social sciences, arts, and foreign language”.  The counselor could say - yes, those candidates or just as competitive as the ones taking Calc senior year OR that they needed to stand out in having extra rigor/do well in AP in certain areas or you could find out that they won’t be able to be in the GPA range to make this a match (despite having A’s) if all the math and science classes are non-honors/AP. If they need to step up a level to be competitive, then you can talk with your kid to decide if it’s better to find a school that fits the path she is on,  step up the difficulty level, or stay on the path but put William and Mary in the reach category and look at ED or any type of guarantee transfer to improve their chances.[/quote]

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