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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depend on your school, in our school
Low math track kids take Calc AB then done 
High math track kids take Calc BC directly [/quote]

Ditto. Seems like a waste of time to take Calc AB and then repeat the same curriculum during the first semester of BC[/quote]

The goal of anyone and everyone should be the following, if possible at your chosen college:

1. Get out of Freshman English/Writing.  Usually means a 4 or 5 on AP Lang (or Lit some places).

2. [b]Get out of Calc 2.  [/b]This is much harder and typically requires a 4 or 5 on the BC exam. But if taking AB then BC ensures it (and my guess is more AB/BC will get a 4/5 than Prealc/BC) its worth it. Calc 2 is usually the worst class anyone takes.. They are out to get you not teach you.

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Some colleges won't let you skip this, even with a 5 on the AP test. DS is at VT and had 5s on both AB and BC Calc tests. It let him skip Calc 1 only. For his major, Calc 2 on campus was required. But it made his first semester easier to be mainly reviewing and then he was ready to move on to more advanced math and stats classes. Has gotten As in all his math classes so far.[/quote]

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