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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With FCPS having an accelerated math track for some (Algebra in 6th, Calc in 10th) does this matter for college applications?[/quote]

Not in most cases, no, it does not matter. However realize your kid will be compared to other kids in that HS first. If they are targeting the very top schools as a stem/engineering kid and 10% of the graduating class takes Multivariable Calc in 12th when the high school only has about 3% who go to ivies... and all of the admits usually come from that math level....then...it will matter.

This is the case for a public test-in competitive stem magnet in our area: the median SAT score is 1500. 15-20% of the graduates take BC calc in either 11th or very rarely 10th. The school offers Multi and Linear for those kids who finish BC. About 10% of the high school gets into ivy/MIT/stanford/Duke almost all unhooked. The vast majority of these are in the top math group, but occasionally one is "only" in calc BC in 12th, usually someone who has decided stem is not for them and is openly targeting a big change in major, or a demographic hook(QuestBridge, FGLI, et).
 Even for UVA in state, it is very rare to get in and not have BC by 12th (BC in 12th grade is another 25% of the class, ie almost half the graduates take BC calc at some point, and for UVA one generally needs to be top 1/4 ish at this school). 
The rural public outside of the metro area only goes to AB Calc. They occasionally get one ivy kid every couple of years, and UVA admits from the top 10% of that school. High school rigor and how your student compares to what is offered and taken by their peers is the number one most important determiner of whether your kid's schedule is considered "most rigorous", and the weight of this factor is highest when applying to elite/ivy. Good Luck. [/quote]

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