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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any Ivy plus candidate should be in Calc BC by 10th grade.  That isn't up for debate.  As for classes like English Comp, etc. where one could take classes at the local college, many colleges have age requirements based on the content that will be taught.  Much different to accelerate in that respect.  However, taking Intro Macro and Micro classes as an 8th grader at the local college will be allowed.[/quote]

OP here. This is my first time chiming in. Definitely a lot to chew on. However, I definitely don't agree with the above. We are. no longer in the DC area, but we are in another large metro area, and my daughter is enrolled in a competitive private that sends about a quarter of the class to Ivy+ schools yearly. Out of her class of 200 juniors, two were in Calc BC last year, and approximately 15 are in BC this year. I have no way to map it, but it looks like about the same percentage of kids get into that level school as hit BC by senior year.

My kid is going for reaches in the Emory/Vanderbilt range and has a particular talent as a "hook" so we literally have no horse in this race, aside from my nerdy interest in the topic.[/quote]

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