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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC1: just started his fourth year of college majoring in Computer Engineering
09:  Honors Biology/Honors Geometry
10: Honors Chemistry/Honors Alegbra II
11: AP Chemistry and Honors Physics (they did not offer AP Physics 1 yet)/ Honors Precalc
12: AP Physics C/ AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics

DC2: just started his sophomore year of college majoring in at least Math and trying to decide on double
09: Honors Biology/Honors Algebra II
10: Honors Chemistry/ Honors Precalc and AP Statistics
11: AP Biology & AP Physics 1/ AP Calculus BC
12: AP Chemistry & AP Physics C / Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra

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Not sure if you will come back to see this but really curious

1.  Was it their choice to accelerate so much??? or honestly was it more GPA padding/trying to get into a good college by taking the "toughest courseload"
2.  Assuming they got good scores on some of the tests.  Did their college advisors warn about skipping the foundation courses
3.  What did your sons end up doing.  Did your sons skip the first College Calculus course and go directly into the second course or did they start with the first class 110 of University Calculus, what about physics.  I'm assuming they could used the AP Chem and Bio credit(s) since that isn't their fields of study and getting credit for AP Stats makes sense too.   
  
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Not the PP but it's common practice that a 4 or above on the AP BC Calc exam means you skip Calc 1/2 in college and go straight for Calc 3, whatever numbering system your college/university uses.[/quote]

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