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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For humanities majors, ivy bound kids from our private school do not take Calculus BC.  There are unofficial stem track and humanities track at our school.  The humanities kids still take some Calculus but not at the BC level.  They may take intro to Calc, which is two levels down from Advanced Calculus (equivalent to BC).  Humanities kids take high level humanities courses, still designated as the highest rigor in counselor recommendation.  [/quote]

This is the same at our public. DC was accepted to Ivy with two levels down from the most advanced track. It was definitely a risk that he took, but it was the right choice for him (not gaming the system... he had moved into a new district with a new curriculum and wasn't prepared for the accelerated track). But taking risks and staying true to yourself and abilities paid off and DC was accepted in the early round.

I see so many kids in my younger kids grades already taking AP courses online and doing all kinds of stuff (in 8th grade!) No matter how many times counselors and others explain to them that it's not about the number of APs or how fast you go, they don't list. In some ways, it makes it easier if they all focus on the number of APs so that the rest of us can focus on what's really important. [/quote]

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