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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was reported only about 50% admits at ivy have finished AP Calculus BC or above.  The idea that ivy always requires highest rigor is fictional.  I don’t understand why some people insist on this highest-rigor agenda that is not supported by evidence. [/quote]

Maybe...
Not every HS offers AP calc BC perhaps. 
Kid may have rigor in other academic areas.
This may be the one thing missing but other areas of application were stellar.
Recruited athlete.
Hooked.

Taking easy classes in HS to get into a top college just doesn't make any sense.  It's about the rigor plus the GPA, not just GPA.  If you're not hooked, you need rigor.
Also if your kid can handle ivy courseload, then they will be bored out of their minds doing easy classes in HS - why would you torture your kid like that?
If your kid can't even handle HS classes, save kid trouble and don't think about med school

And as for calculus specifically, doctors really don't need to know calculus. But premed/med school is no joke and they need to be able to learn a ton of information and retain it.  Med school is not the "easy" path.

Taking easier classes in HS than you can handle and want is not "gaming the system", it's just weird and dumb.[/quote]

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