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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is taking Calc AB as a freshman, he may run out of classes available at his high school, and then what?  Are you going to have him enroll in the local community college, some of which have terrible schedules and/or teaching?  Or take an online class?  If he is advanced in other subjects as well, I would recommend that he apply for college as a junior and not a senior and basically go to college 1 year early.[/quote]

They can't apply as a junior because they will not have fulfilled all the other requirements for a high school degree. And good colleges demand four years of science, english, foreign language, and so on. Generally, students - particular STEM students - should seek to reach the highest level math class available at their high school in senior year. No one thinks commuting to community college or taking virtual classes makes much sense for high school students. The problem is there is so much variability in what higher classes are offered depending on the school or the district. But if the max available is Multivariable, STEM students should shoot for that senior year. If it's BC, then they should aim for that. Humanities students can get by with AB. And the rural, inner city, and private school students going to schools that don't offer Calculus at all should beg their parents to move to a district that does because otherwise they are screwed when it comes to applying to good colleges. [/quote]

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