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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting into "top" schools is a crapshoot. Why force a kid to advance in a subject that they don't particularly like, just for the shot at what is still an uncertain outcome?[/quote]

I’m the OP and I am not forcing my kid to do extra math. I posed the question on this thread because I want to know if there are examples of parents who didn’t force advanced math and their kids had good college placements. If advanced math is a minimum for top colleges, I can at least be informed about that as I let my kid be just ok at math. [/quote]

I think it depends what your school’s “grade level” math track is.  If grade level math for your school means they won’t be taking Alg I until 9th grade, then yes, that will significantly decrease chances of a top college.  If grade level math is Alg I in 8th, that would mean they would get to AP calc AB (potentially BC if schools allows) by 12th.  Not taking any calculus in high school will hurt chances for college admission, if wanting top 50[/quote]

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