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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just retained a college counselor this past month for my oldest and I have a younger child taking Alg I HN in elementary school.  [b]The counselor noted unequivocally that the right track for kids is to take Alg 1 (HS level) in 6th grade.[/b]  He said most international kids applying to the top colleges in the US are on that track and that most international primary education covers Alg.  No idea if this is accurate but not sure why he would make that up (it's a well reputed college counseling firm).  I think there is probably a reason why FCPS is pushing this out so early and while I agree that it should have been better planned and prepped, perhaps that is a learning lesson for the team at Gatehouse for next year and beyond.  [/quote]

I would look for a better college counselor. My child is heavily into math from a very young age and even then did not take Alg 1 in 6th grade. Yet got admitted to two of HYPSM and pursuing a pure math major at one.[/quote]

I don't think he implied that you cant get into a HYPSM without Alg 1 HN in 6th grade.  I'm sure you can as exhibited by your kid.  I'm stating what they're seeing across the board and from outside the US, so I don't think I need to find a new counselor as this one is very well reputed.  His point was to accelerate the kid so that the math curriculum tracks to having taken Alg 1 in 6th grade.  He went on to note that many kids do so by completing Alg 1 in 6th grade (especially internationally) and some do it by things like summer Geo or a DE class in high school.     [/quote]

You do you.

I am just cautioning that this is the kind of FOMO and "insider info" that counselors promote to make them look indispensable to parents. I am deeply interested in math and neck deep into all things math, and I call the advice your counselor gave utter nonsense.

If your child wants to, take Algebra 1, there is nothing wrong with that. But for college admissions it is a non-factor. It would not make it to the top 20 things the AO is going to consider.

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