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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the difference between AB and BC Calculus? Can you chose whether to take AB or BC Calculus at most schools? My DC goes to a private school and I don’t think you can do BC Calculus unless you are on the advanced math track. Confused.[/quote]

Same here.  My kids
My kids' "top" private school heavily gate-keeps calc BC.  You really can't take it unless you're in the group of 10 kids who started down the honor math track in 8th grade. 
I have one kid on this track and one kid not on it.

It doesn't effect Ivy or other top30 admits.  Plenty of top 30 admits this year from our school of kids who maxed out at non-AP calc or calc AB (and even pre-calc).   
Every school is not Thomas Jefferson. [/quote]

A year or so ago I read that the colleges really don’t want the kids to advance past (or even to) BC.  They want them to take it at the college so they can be sure the rigor is there.  The professor who wrote the piece talked about kids advancing too quickly just to advance and not having a deep understanding.  I can’t remember where I saw it.  It could have been posted here.[/quote]

This is very important.  Many kids advance too fast and struggle in college.  Much better to just get to reg Calc or AB calc in HS but have a strong foundation, especially if you will need advanced math. [/quote]

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