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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a prof at a top 10 school with a very strong engineering program (not Princeton). I advise engineering students and I can say that of the about 150+ students I have advised in the past 10 years, I have seen maybe 2-3 that have something like that math path.  One from TJ (I think the only TJ advisee I have seen) and others were international. My advisees are randomly assigned to faculty so I see all types in my engineering major.

I don't think calc in 9th grade on its own is a huge bonus, as students with advanced math often even retake a more rigorous version in college.  Realistically these days most students I see are "interesting" and have broad ideas and community service, and aren't necessarily academic hyperachievers like this, but that's another thread.

I do think it would be important to take math all 4 years in high school in some form and to continue to challenge yourself and of course, excel in what you do take.  Your DC should do what they are excited about.
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This matches what I’ve seen at our high school in terms of what students are getting accepted. Students who hyper advance are not rewarded. [/quote]

Except more than 25% of Princeton students take beyond Calc BC, so your premise is wrong. Of course academic superstars are awarded.  If you're at TJ taking Calc AB as a 9th grader. you will stand out and be rewarded.  Full stop.  [/quote]

I think we don't know what Princeton is counting. Is it that 25% of kids are taking a year of math after they finish Calc BC? That might just mean kids who do AP Statistics their senior year. Or do they mean kids going on to take MV?

Either way, it doesn't really tell us anything for OP, whose kid is still taking poised to take BC two years earlier than the kids who do MV their senior year.

For that kid, I'd recommend some soul-searching about the overall transition to high school, and whether adding a very very difficult class to that transition makes sense for an unknown admissions benefit. [/quote]

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