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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is directly related to the earlier post about top tier privates. The reason "middling" kids get in to top colleges from these schools is that colleges know that they are prepared. Many public schools are a different story.[/quote]

This.

My kid had a nearly 100% average in math in mcps middle school.

His private high school placement test had him repeat algebra freshman year…and we quickly got him a tutor to help him keep up.

Long story short: mcps math is a joke. [/quote]

Gonzaga? My son had to retake Algebra in 9th and he said it was the best thing he ever did. He made it to AP Calc AB by 12th and took AP Stats as an elective. I don’t understand the rush to get the highest level of math at some of these schools. Putting 6th graders in Algebra is ridiculous.[/quote]
Advanced students in MCPS normally take Algebra in 7th grade.  They then take BC calc in 11th grade, and the really advanced kids take MVC/diffeq after.

This works for some kids (like my very advanced DC who is a senior at college as a dual STEM/math major getting a 4.0).

For the rest, I agree... MCPS pushed too  many kids into Alg in 7th grade, and I include my other DC in that category.  They have always  had an A/B in math, but I think they would've been better off taking Algebra in 8th, though hindsight is 20/20.[/quote]

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