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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He doesn't need classes higher than BC for admissions to engineering.

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[b]The switch to AP Precalc will make BC Calc harder next year. The standard approach for teaching BC is to accelerate kids steadily from Algebra 2 onward so that the latter half of precalc is spent learning introductory calculus to avoid the scenario described above where BC is rushed.[/b] However, APS has put students into AP Precalc which has slower pacing, which will leave insufficient time to introduce calculus concepts for students going to BC. So, look for BC to feel even more rushed next year. If your DC opts for BC next year, they may want to study intro calc on their own over the summer so BC feels less rushed.[/quote]

Not in FCPS but our AP Precalc teacher said just the opposite - that the AP Precalc curriculum goes faster and further and my student would be well prepared for BC Calc next year (and likely bored in AB).  But could be a difference in teaching approach.[/quote]

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