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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Assuming the question is for a stem major, yes, the accelerated math does matter.

Not necessarily on its own but also what you do with that acceleration. Top stem school like Caltech and MIT are clear they want to see Calculus, Physics, Chemistry and to a lesser degree Biology.

To take the highest level like both AP Physics C, the more math the better, taking Multivariable is not required but extremely useful for both Mechanics and Electromagnetism. AP Chemistry is fine with only Calculus BC. Same with linear algebra for computer science.

Not to say that you’re screwed if you don’t have the advanced math, just that it makes life easier for many topics in other math adjacent subjects that competitive colleges want to see taken at the most rigorous level.
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Wow, you know nothing. AP Chem and AP bio do not require calc. Many students don't even take them at the same time as Calc - they take them before.

People come here to get information then consistently get misinformed by people who know nothing but write with lots of confidence. Fake it till you make it.[/quote]

You didn’t read carefully. I didn’t say Calculus BC is a prerequisite, just that it’s [b]very[/b] helpful for some topics for example reaction kinetics and thermo.

Curious when was the last time you opened a chemistry book. You’re just talking to repeat what you read last week on the college board website.

Of course there are students that do fine in chemistry jumping right in, but having background knowledge in math and physics is invaluable.

Believe it or not, doing well in Chemistry is highly correlated with how well you do in other stem subjects. Shocker![/quote]

I did read carefully. AP bio and chem are very specifically designed so that a student can be successful without Calc. And I don't think having the calc will make it materially easier.

My child just started an AP-type chem class right now. So I am very familiar. They will be taking physics next year so have virtually no background in it. They go to a private school that does not have AP classes and does not do super acceleration (though they accommodate kids who transfer in already accelerated). And guess what - they get lots of kids into top schools.

You are conflating several different issues. Perhaps you should take less science and more English. Everyone here is so STEM-focused but the ability to write really well is also an incredibly valuable skill. It is just harder to measure.[/quote]

Lol at “very specifically”, clearly English is not your strong suit either. If your familiarity with chemistry is mostly because your kid is one month into an AP-type chemistry class in high school, then you’re better off not wading into this conversation.

Good luck taking AP Physics C with no prior exposure to any kind of physics, I’m sure it’s going to work just fine. Although let’s not forget we’re not talking about an AP class, but an AP-type, whatever tf that means. Report back on how they do on the AP exam, not the AP-type exam.

You don’t think “having the Calc” will make it materially easier? Lol again at the elevated English. I know it will make it easier for kinetics since the exponential growth and decay and logistic differential equation describing chemical kinetics are covered in depth in AP Calculus BC.

What ability to write well are you talking about? For stem majors you need to know how to write a lab report. It’s not that hard.[/quote]

NP: Chill the heck out? WTF is wrong with you? Why are you so angry? Must you "win" every argument. You are talking past each other. Move on. They were referring to bio and chem, whic do not require calc. You are fixated on Physics. They seem to have specifically not addressed that because that does require Calc (though I think there is an AP Physics that does not).

They also said their kid is in private school that does not have official AP classes. There are a lot of schools like that. It is just not what you seem to know so you refuse to understand it.

And your writing stinks. They were being colloquial. You are just a poor writer.

Move on.[/quote]

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