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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think AP Stats is a cop out for a kid that has already had Calc BC..only when taken instead of Calc BC.  Data is such an important part of the world today.  I think it is a great class to have for many different professions.[/quote]

The problem with AP Stats is it has a reputation as one of the easy APs and it also doesn't use much of the math students spent their MS/HS years developing.  It's essentially a year long vacation from math.  It would be harder to take calc if it's been a year since taking pre-calc.  It's harder to take a college's math placement test if there wasn't a rigorous math class senior year of HS.  Colleges know the students who are in AP Stats senior year are more likely to end up in remedial math if they're accepted.  Colleges have all the data they need to know this is true.  It may not be true for your DC, but how do you demonstrate that?

Yes, actually knowing stats is a skill that is extremely important going forward, but the AP stats class is a baby step in that direction.  It's better taken as an elective.[/quote]

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