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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The standard in private school is Algebra 1 in 8th. A few are accelerated to A1 in 7th, but almost none in 6th. Some public school systems are willing to accelerate much more routinely. I'm not sure what the point is -- anyone who needs post-calculus would benefit from taking a more in depth class in college.[/quote]

The obsession with doing post calculus work in HS is silly—I’d argue that’s true even if your kid will likely be a math major (and you’d have to start thinking about that at a very young age which I also think is silly). You will get more in depth post calculus classes in college. [/quote]

You don't get it. It's for college admissions. The arms race for college admissions has never been more cutthroat.

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Parents push their kids to take the most accelerated math path and as many APs as possible so their kids get the "most rigorous" mark on their college applications. 
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College admissions being more competitive than ever is a complete myth. Population of college bound seniors is low right now. Many colleges struggling majorly financially.

I would agree that is the case for private school students at elite universities - but the reason it is more “competitive” for those students is the schools are more fair towards public school students than they used to be. [/quote]

Competition at the upper tier of colleges remains very high. Population drop is not changing this at all.

The colleges that are in trouble or are closing tend to be both lower-tier and smaller. [/quote]

I agree that it remains competitive - but I don't buy into that it is more competitive than ever. These schools have simply stopped letting in 50% of private school students, which makes people around here think it is more competitive. [/quote]

Not like they increased seats with the population and alumni growth over the last 50 years…. [/quote]

Cornell and Yale (as two examples) have drastically increased their seats over the past decade. Sure, Harvard has not - but you can't just say they haven't as a blanket rule. [/quote]

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