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[quote=Anonymous]For the completely unhooked, an “A” in Math III and Math IV means a whole lot more (exponentially more) and is more likely to be correlated with a teacher recommendation that reads “truly gifted in math and is one of the best math students I have seen in my 30 year teaching career” than an “A” in Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 (which are both great courses by the way) and is more likely to be correlated with a teacher recommendation that reads “has a strong aptitude for math and should excel in college level math”.  These distinctions really matter, especially when applying to T10 schools for the UNHOOKED.

These distinctions do not matter for the hooked, however. VIP, legacy, URM (previously), ROTC willingness, and athletes are hooked and they do not need to worry about this in the way that the unhooked do. Yes, many hooked applicants are strong students, but there are simply different rules for the unhooked. It’s not a value judgment about the hooked, but you are naive if you think your unhooked applicant is calibrated the same way as the hooked applicant.

The reality is most students should probably not be in Math III and Math IV because it’s not their thing to the level it needs to be and, yes, it’s probably better to get an A in Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 and take the AB Calculus exam to show proficiency to optimize one’s chances. These are all great courses and sadly this gets lots in shuffle of college admissions game theory.[/quote]

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