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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks. The thing is, DS doesn't know what he wants to do in college, or for a career. That's why I want to keep all options open. He's a great writer too, draws as a hobby and plays an instrument. I am very grateful to have such an academically successful kid, BTW. But I am concerned with balancing his mental health with his desire to always be the top student.[/quote]

Your son should take BC. Anyone with an A in honors precalc as a freshman should take BC.

AB is for people who want calculus before college but don't have any interest in math careers (get the math requirement checked off and never take math again), or who need a little extra time to process the math and want to split it across multiple courses.  At my (highly regarded public) school, it's for kids who have never taken honors math before, or who had Cs and Ds in honors precalc, or honors kids who want that 4th math but are applying to RISD or Juliard to do something artsy with 0 math. Anyone who is successful in honors precalc and has sights set on STEM or unknown pathways does BC.[/quote]

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