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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heard from a friend whose kid had 36 ACT and 1580 SAT was deferred EA from FCPS HS. My kid said the only ones she knows who got in EA we’re taking [b]multi-variable calculus[/b].  [/quote]
[b]TJ maybe. Any places, hard to believe.[/quote][/b]

No, All competitive publics offer multi calculus. If offered and not taken, then[b] the counselor won’t check off the “most rigorous “ box.[/b] [/quote]

Re: the bolded part. Give me a break. How many students at a typical NOVA public take multi variable? Maybe ten, at most? And even those are the most math/science focused. Does that mean humanities focused kids never get the “most rigorous” checked?[/quote]

+1 Counselors absolutely don't require Multivariable calc to check most rigorous box.  [/quote]

I think people are assuming that all humanities applicants must have the MOST rigorous math to get into UVA. That is absolutely not true. My twins got in ED and are both only taking AP Calc AB this year as seniors (and both have a B - the only B they have ever had in school), had taken no advanced math at all until doing DE Pre-Calc last year. So no, you do not need multi-variable calc to get in, though perhaps you do for engineering.[/quote]

[b]DP.  I’m perplexed as to why an applicant would need calculus at all if they are not applying to a STEM field.  It’s always struck me as bizarre and a waste of a class that could be an advanced level foreign language or another humanities class.[/b]  [/quote]

I posted about my twins above, they have to take a math course, so yeah they could have taken AP Stats and probably would have been happier to do so, but [b]they also believe in challenging themselves.[/b] It is not taking anything away from another course option, my son's current course load is AP Human Geo, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB and Physics honors. My Daughter is taking  AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, honors physics and DE independent science research. She is pre-health professions type of major.[/quote]

excuse me while I barf[/quote]

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