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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC took AB last year and got a 3. He is taking BC and is really struggling. He wants to study economics and would like to apply to T50 schools. Should he try to tough it out or drop calc BC? We've talked about but I feel this is not my area of expertise. I hate to see him so down on himself.[/quote]

For a top 10 or so econ program, he likely will need BC, mostly bc those schools really do like to see applicants take the most rigorous course load available at their high school. And it's hard to stand out if every other good student in the school is taking BC and Multivariable. Plus, economics is a very math-based major.

But for colleges ranked lower, it's a lot more flexible. If the kid is miserable and stressed, it's fine to drop down to stats since you already have Calculus AB. It will likely mean studying Economics at MIT is not happening. But it opens the door at many other schools because now the kid has the time and the sanity to do well on all the other parts of the application.[/quote]

Why are you talking MIT?????
She said T50.[/quote]

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