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[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]

This is ridiculous.  Calculus BC has some niche technical topics that are not relevant to AP sciences. The informal intuitive algebraic notions of slope and sum area plenty. These classes aren’t advanced undergrad thermo.[/quote]

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