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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once you get past AP Calculus BC, anything after that is not going to add any value to the application.

MV is not going to tip your application to the admit pile at any college.

Once you pass the AP Calculus BC filter, they know you are strong in math and that it is not a concern. Even if you major in math.

Then the focus is on the rest of the application.

DC is an MOP qualifier and I am very familiar with strong math kids. I did not see MV make any difference.[/quote]

you dreaming. of course it will be noted by the AO. How many multivariate applicants do you think that they see?  There are so many AO podcasts on this it is not funny.[/quote]

I went to Bulldog days admitted students event at Yale. There is a session for parents with the AO's. They made fun of the fact that parents are attending an AO event even after their child was already admitted, and maybe that is because they have another kid who is going to apply.

One of the questions is pretty much the above. They said once the bar is cleared, they do not give any importance, and they specifically gave an example of something to the effect: just because you have done linear algebra does not give you any additional points or make you a stronger candidate. Even compared to the students in the same HS.
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That makes sense.  Just because a student has taken a more rigorous class schedule than others shouldn't move the needle.  College admissions should not be all about academics.  Hopefully Yale looks at the student who only completed Calc BC and didn't take the high school's class of multivar as someone who is more well rounded than those taking the advanced classes in math.[/quote]

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