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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is a sophomore who decided to skip pre calculus and go straight to taking AP calculus this year. Now he tells me it’s his goal to get a B in the calculus class.

I have not said anything to him about this because he is a motivated student and is taking charge of his own education. Also, he is extremely strong willed. His school counselor advised him against it, but left the final decision up to him.

I am wondering how getting a B in this class will affect his college applications.  Is it no big deal? Or will it hurt him?

I don’t want to put pressure on him. But I don’t want him to be making bad decisions. He is an only child, so I don’t have experience with today’s application process.

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Calc AB or BC?

This is bad. Getting a B is OK.  Getting a B and exiting because you care about a different subject is fine. 
Math is the most important subject to get As in (at whatever level/pace works for you), because it builds like a ladder, and you aren't allowed to quit before graduate. It's different from an elective you just stop and walk away from, or Social Studies or Science where you start over in a new topic next year, or English that is more of the same year after year.

Getting a B and missing a prereq is bad. Skipping ahead of his ability level is bad. He has to take 2 more years of math class. What is his plan? 
Kids who skip ahead should be at the top of their *new* class. Else, what's the point?

College (and life!) prefers you to succeed at a lower level, and.show you can learn over the long haul, not fail at a higher level, which shows that you can't pace yourself and sustain performance over years.

You need to get him back into Precalculus, or he needs to buckle down and get the A, or it will ruin math for him. [/quote]

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