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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that taking AB in Junior year and BC senior year is a great plan for a strong math foundation for college. My DC is extraordinary at math and a math major at VT and she opted for AB in Junior year to help make it a less stressful year (honors and AP other classes) and it was a very good choice. VT took her credit for the BC calc and she’s doing great with her math major. There’s no need to rush ahead. [/quote]

The only good part about this plan is that it is meant for slowly stretching one year of math material into two years. She would learn the calculus the first year, but then do almost the exact same thing with just a few additional topics the second year. In my opinion, not a great plan unless one likes to just take it easy the 2nd year.. which I suppose fits well with senioritis.[/quote]

Yeah, it's a tough call... I was a good enough student to take BC and pass the AP in 11th, but didn't really master it. Then I took MV senior year (DE, MV wasn't offered at my HS) and struggled mightily, partly because of insufficient foundation, and partly due to senioritis. But had no desire to attempt a repeat of MV in college. LinAlg/DiffEq was challenging but doable freshman year. Part of me thinks if I'd gone a bit slower with AB/BC (or BC/stats had it been offered) that would have set me up better for success in college.  On the other hand, I would have been a year behind in math and so would have had to give up two other college classes that I enjoyed taking in order make room for more math (was part of my major).[/quote]

Actually I think you’re right that slowing down could have helped you because my DD who took AB Junior year and BC Senior year - along with AP Stats- got 5s on both APs and VTech took her credits and started her at Linear her freshman year, which was not hard for her. So slowing down really gave her a solid foundation and didn’t hold her back in college.[/quote]

Congrats on VT. What major with this math track? [/quote]

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