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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]11 or 12, does not matter. Whatever works for your kid.

I gather maybe it matters in the suburbs, where everyone is desperately competing for limited seats at the same flagship at the same discounted in-state price. But in DC proper, kids apply to and attend a much wider range of colleges, so there’s a lot less pressure to conform. Just do what works for you. [/quote]

Given the bull market the last 20 years everyone's 529s were fully funded for college by the time a kid was 12 yo. So no, that's not it. It's proving you can learn calculus and test well on it. Personally I'd want it done junior year and do more electives senior year. Plus don't kids want all the weighted 5.0 or 4.75 A-s they can get before Fall semester senior year clocks in for rank? [/quote]

I would say those considerations go to “what works for you.” What I object to is the hysterical insistence that it’s the literal end of the world if your child does not take calc by junior year. It’s not. [/quote]

I know, many options!  Just get a GED already. [/quote]
See, this is what I hate about DCUM. You have this idea that the optimal way to do high school involves taking AP Calc junior year. Fine. But then you take this other absurd step where you argue that everyone who doesn’t approach high school exactly as you believe they should, might as well drop out of school and stop their education right there. It’s not so black and white. Tons of kids get into elite schools with calc senior year. [/quote]
Like my national level hockey neighbor kid! [/quote]

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