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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is really into anything math, science, and tech related. He does have a slight interest in tennis and golf, but otherwise isn't sporty. He likes running around outside to blow off steam, but won't willingly participate in a game of pick up sports. He's into Legos and video games as well. He's a mostly A student and quiet and introverted. He's overwhelmed by the sheer number of students at public school and prefers to be in an environment where people want to learn and be respectful(not get in trouble). SAAS is on our list as well. One non-negotiable on our list is that the school must have a sizable minority population. We are looking for middle school at the moment, but may reevaluate for high school, if needs and wants change. [/quote]

Neither this is an absurd question

Neither of those schools would be good for your student from a stem pov

If you must no question STA

Landon stem no there are not enough good students in math or the curriculum to be very successful in college [/quote]

STA has fantastic STEM.  [b]They routinely offer math 3-4 levels beyond BC calculus for the tiny handful of boys who need it. [/b] They had boys admitted to Stanford, Princeton, and Cambridge to specifically study math this past year (and probably the best college admissions overall among DMV privates).  Science courses are also great.

It's a very hard admit but worth applying to. we've had kids at 3 DMV schools, we're not fancy people and STA is our favorite school by far.  [/quote]

Uh, no they don’t. They offer linear algebra, which is one year beyond BC Calc.

Upper school math at STA is rigorous and well-taught (or has been), but middle school math is unbelievably weak. STEM overall is OK but not comparable to schools like TJ.

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No, this year they have at least 3 boys in a class beyond linear algebra (they took HLAVC in 11th) .  Last year they graduated several boys who were 1-2 levels beyond this.  [/quote]

No. Linear Algebra in most universities is a 1/2 semester course. Multivariate is also a 1/2 semester course. Similarly BC Calc is also an 1/2 semester load. Upper school kids take more classes than college ones and can’t fit the 1/2 semester in a 1/2 high school semester. Therefore they take Calc for 1 year, linear for 1 year and multivariate for 1 year. Which is not 2 years beyond BC.

Also MIT and Cal Tech make them retake it.[/quote]

You can skip Calc at MIT with a 5 on the AP test, and you can also test out of other levels of Math.

I think you mean that MIT won’t give credit for HS advanced math, but you always have the option to test out of higher levels.  Most don’t do that unless you score very high on the placement test.[/quote]

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