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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try not to stress too much. If you have a kid taking bc calc as a sophomore, he/she is already situated to end up at a great school. I grew up in a pressure cooker nyc burb in the 90s, didn’t want that for my kids. They are happy Midwest public school kids now who are ant Emory and kenyon college (with significant merit aid at the latter). The emory student also got into UVA oos. One took bc calc as a senior, the other took ap stats senior year after pre calc. Maybe in the dmv they could’ve shot for the Ivy League, or maybe they would have been burnt out and depressed.

HS guidance departments will vary, but you can reach out to your kids guidance counselor and see if they are available to meet. [b]There are a lot of nuances about admissions depending on your particular community and school [/b]

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This is a tidbit to remember, OP. If using the internet to gauge admission experiences the location matters. The sad reality is that any given kids first admission hurdle is their same school peers. Kids from communities that don’t offer the same degree of rigor as MCPS schools are like comparing apples and oranges. [/quote]

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