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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mean to hijack the thread but this is a pet peeve of mine. Kids are in a rush to do super advanced classes like calc as a sophomore. The downside risk of a bad grade in this class is worse than the upside benefit of impressing schools by taking a class early.

In this case what's done is done but parents (and schools) should really be smarter about this.

Back to the primary topic, good luck to the OP. I'm sure there are plenty of schools that will be a good fit. It might not be his dream school, but tell him to do his best academically and be flexible.[/quote]

In my country France kids are divided into sections in HS: scientific, economic, social etc.

Those in the scientific section have no choice but take very hard math courses. I did bad, I got Bs and Cs and that prevented me from getting into great colleges in the US

Nevertheless I got admitted to a top 30 public university that was probably familiar with our system and took it into account. calculus 1 to 3, linear Algebra, diff equations, physics 1-2 were a breeze I was so bored the courses were so easy.

It's unfortunate that kids get penalized for not having done well in those advanced courses because those courses do prepare them for college

But of course the systems are different. In France a B average student is considered a really good student.[/quote]

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