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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - sadly we were not given the option to double up courses or catch up elsewhere - at a community college or through CTY etc. If he transferred to public he could probably catch up -  but far many reasons, this is not a good option.  He his happy and doing well at his private and the math situation is not the high schools fault - it is a carry-over from his K-8 (nightmare).   I'm trying to figure out how to bring this issue up with his HS advisor at the start of this year - set realistic expectations and goals.  The HS is well aware of the math issue at his former K-8, but the only kids I know going to top schools with pre-calc are also star athletes (which he is not).   [/quote]

I'm the poster whose DC just went through the college process. Sounds like we had a similar situation -- a reasonably strong math student who entered tough private HS with poor fundamentals thanks to a weak elementary school program. I was distressed too when I got the news (also mad at myself for not figuring it out earlier). Doing well in math throughout HS and taking the hardest math classes available to him, along with high SAT and SAT2 math scores, will help your son's case. Down the road, you may find that calculus is the only barrier to his dream school, but as I said that wasn't our experience (although DC isn't pre-med and wasn't applying to engineering or math schools by any means).

Also, I don't understand how your high school can prevent your son from taking calculus at a community college -- you can send that transcript directly to the schools where he's applying.[/quote]

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