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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, OP that is not true. DD just took pre calculus in 12 grade and got into great college, not Ivy, in fact she got over 35K in scholarships to most colleges she applied to. They are just trying to get you to freak out, spend money on tutoring and tell other clients(paying customers) that all of the kids in their school are in Algebra II. In fact, my DS who was ahead in math, didn't get in as many top rated school as DD who was. BTW, I am the Lucifer pp. Just a joke, catholic school and all.[/quote]

Cool story.  But if she got $35k in merit aid, these were not top colleges. $35,000 from Juanita is fine for many things, but not engineering. And if she only had pre-Calc, they were not decent engineering or CS programs.

[b]Very top engineering and CS want maxed out on CS/ AP Physics and BC Calc done by end of junior year.  Solid engineering programs— like VT—  will take BC Calc as a senior— but the want BC Calc in HS. And 2-3 years of AP CS and/or physics.  [/b]UW 4.0 or very close in math.

Now, of your kid is pre-law, or pre-med or business or college of arts and sciences, being behind in math is not as big a deal. But make no mistake, your kid is behind in math.

OP— if your kid really wants CS or engineering, he probably needs to find a way to get a year ahead in math. Tutor and retake the placement test. Take geometry over next summer. Take Geometry and A2 at the same time next year.

Also, for engineering and CS, he is probably better coming out of a strong DMV public than a Catholic. [/quote]

Like the first PP, just wanted to let others know that it isn't always the case that calculus is required in HS, even for engineering. My DS only took pre-calc in 12th grade and he got into every engineering program he applied to this year, including VT and Pitt. He may be a unique example since he scored close to perfect on his SAT, had straight A's in all his math and science classes, and had strong science ECs. He came to MCPS from a different state where Algebra 1 in 9th was the only option at his school so he was "behind" in math compared to most other students here. So while it is probably a good idea to take more advanced math if you're ready for it and it is available, it isn't always the case that Calc is absolutely required or else you are "doomed".[/quote]

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