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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Calc AB is more rigorous than AP Stats.[/b]  Further Calc Ab is already the calc class for humanities leaning kids, serious math kids are taking Calc BC and often several years of advanced math after.  Most kids take AP stats and Calc, not either or.  Colleges know all of this.[/quote]

It depends. Stats and Calc are two “different” math. I don’t think it fair or accurate to say one is more rigorous. I didn’t read rest. [/quote]

What are you talking about?  The rigor between these two AP tests is a known thing.  Stats is considered one of the easier AP classes.  AB Calc is medium.  The main reason OP’s kid is moving down is to be in the easier class.  Both my kids took AP stats and AP AB Calc at different private schools.[/quote]

I am talking about the fact that for some kids, stats is easier, for some others, Calc is easier. AP Stats is not moving down from Ap Calc. I don't care what your kids took. [/quote]

I think you’re confusing two things:

A. You’re saying for some kids, ap stats is harder than ap calc ab, so for those kids, electing for ap stats IS taking the harder math path.

What everyone else is saying:

B. ap calc ab is universality considered harder than ap stats by college admissions officers. Taking it over an ap calc class will be viewed as taking an easier path.

B is always true even if A happened to be true. If the school offers ap calc classes and the kid elects to not take them, it is viewed as taking an easier math path.[/quote]

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