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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is applying to engineering schools.

From a AO/Academic rigor perspective - Is there a significant difference between seeing Calc A/B vs Cal B/C on the transcript.

DC would prefer to take A/B and honestly avoid getting a B in his senior year (and also would like to pace the math and not rush)

TIA![/quote]

A bit to unpack and the choice isn't cut and dried.

[list]What is the normal progression for Math at your child's school? I am assuming that this is an option at your school but I ask because at my child's school this question would not come up because they cannot take B/C without having completed A/B with an acceptable grade.[/list]
[list]How are they doing in that progression? Most engineering programs star with Calc I which is a level similar to B/C. Doing well in A/B will probably provide a better foundation than struggling in B/C[/list]
[list]What level of school are they shooting for? If you are shooting for MIT higher is better. Same for other elite engineering schools but they are the exception not the rule. And, a core reason is not the subject matter but rather that you will be measured against your peers in your school. Being significantly below them would hurt more than note taking B/C. For very good engineering schools like Rochester, Lehigh, Stony Brook, CWRU, Penn State, etc. as well as VT A/B is fine. Competitive schools in DVM sometimes make us forget that typically on small minority of kids end up taking B/C in high school.[/list]

Many on here instinctively say B/C but that is probably the wrong choice unless you are shooting really high.

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