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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid took Pre-Calc as a senior (Private School thought he should be on a slower track for math).  Ended up getting 750 on the Math portion of the LSAT.  No problem getting into a number of very competitive schools.  Different paths for different kids - for a great HS experience, find courses that are enough of a challenge to be interesting, but where they can also get an A.    I hate that I say that, but what some parents do not realize is how much top schools look at class rank and compare you to peers.  US News does not care about what classes you take - they want the high GPAs and AP 5s.  [/quote]

But when comparing you to your peers they compare the rigor in the classes you have taken.  I completely agree that some very smart and successful kids do not take AP Calc and for most schools that is fine - most will never use it. But a top school is going to look unfavorably on an applicant that HS offers AP Calc AB and BC and he only has Calc with Apps or AP Stats.  Maybe there will be something else that stands out enough to overcome but this is one case where a B in AP Calc is better than an A in Calc with Apps.  Usually, go with the the higher grade.[/quote]

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