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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure how kids not to taking Calc BC going for engineering major.  DD got 5 on Calc BC and SAT math 800 thinks engineering may be to hard for her 🙄[/quote]

Plenty of kids manage to become engineers without Calc BC.  Taking Calc AB senior year is still One grade level ahead of normal.  Many schools recommend taking AB first, then BC the next year.

Just remember, that 30 years ago, very few kids took Calculus at all in HS, let alone AP calculus.  Yet somehow we still have engineers from that time and doctors/STEM PHD students.  
And 10-12 years ago, I know someone who only took regular Calculus in HS.  Somehow this kid managed to attend JHU and get a BME major, got full scholarship to do BME MS at jHU and got into a PHD/MD program at another top school---7 year programs with full tuition and a stipend provided----there are not many slots available, something like 200-300 spaces each year, it is incredibly challenging to get into.  
It is really possible to succeed as a SteM/Engineer major without even taking AP calc in HS. Much better to go at a pace where the kid actually learns the material, rather than rushing thru it [/quote]

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