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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Most kids do not take both. Calc AB is the slower route. Calc BC is the stronger choice. AP Chemistry would be a good choice for next year. My Engineering DS took Calc AB in HS and then retook Calc 1 in college. It worked out very well for him. He had a strong math basis that served him well..sounds like you DD maybe a stronger student however.

That is not actually true. It was back in my day, but there is a push now to do both. My kid was told to do AB then BC. I pushed for her to go into BC because the teacher was much better. It was the right call for her. But, either version can be fine, and it really depends on what's available at your school, and how they approach it[/quote]

You can certainly do both, but be prepared for some repetition of material.  I pressed my son to do both (because he gets very good grades in math and science but mediocre grades in language arts and history, because he has zero interest), just to have two heavy weighted As for his GPA, and while it achieved that goal, he says he would have preferred to just do BC.[/quote]

One benefit to doing both is additional repetition may help with retaining and mastering the material. I guess it depends on the kid.[/quote]

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