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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]OP - is your counselor trying to say it's ok not to take algebra in 8th grade?[/b]  I would not agree with that - not because of calculus, but because SAT/ACT math sections go up to pre-calculus so you want your DC to have that class by junior year so they can take the tests.[/quote]

No this was a math teacher, not a counselor. And she was telling a class of 8th grade geometry students (kids who are two,years ahead in math) that it was ok to not take the more advanced math class next year (that one would assume kids who are two years ahead in math would take)' if they were really certain that they didn't want to pursue a math field. My daughter who is very good at math but doesn't like it and will most likely choose an arts or humanities based major now thinks it's not necessary for her to take pre-AP Algebra II next year. What I strongly suspect is that schools along the lines of W&M and UVA would still expect to see it on a student's transcript, even if they kid was stating that they wanted to major in history or English. [/quote]

This puts your original  post in a different light.

I’m the one who said kids should find colleges that suit them, not go out of their way to mold themselves to suit the colleges.

But I do think kids should take normal college prep classes. For a kid like your daughter who could easily end up in Calculus BC, ending up in Calculus AB is the minimum.

People need calculus so they end up remembering enough math to buy carpet and calculate tips. [/quote]

I hope you are not using calculous to calculate tips.[/quote]

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