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[quote=Anonymous]If you don't want to do extra math at home, doing 7H and then algebra in 8 and calculus in 12 is an excellent college prep curriculum.

It so happens that math is relatively standardized and accessibile to learn at home, if the student puts in time and has access to paid or free teaching resources. So the schools accommodate students who get to advance math earlier.

That doesn't mean your school-only math kid won't get into TJ or MIT. It doesn't mean that the kids are in the more advanced classes we'll get in to TJ or MIT. These schools understand "equity" and are more and more picking from the top "tier" of talent, not the absolute highest scores on tests.

There are also different levels of innate interest and ability. I have two kids. One of them loves math and gets math quickly and breezes through advanced classes. Another one likes math okay and is good at math and gets through advanced classes now but I'm not sure it will hold up.

But the difference in how they intuitively "get"  math is still huge. The one who loves math and gets math enjoy spending more time on it, is self-motivated for it, which leads to more math learning. That one grasps the core concepts quickly and can easily apply them, while the other sticks closer to learning the rules taught in school. That one studies some "non school"  math that won't help advance through the curriculum, which might be a "disadvantage" in some strict ranking systems and contests.

The other one is more talented in other subjects. 
If I had to bet, I'd bet that my less mathy one will do better in school overall. [/quote]

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