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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC will be taking AP Calc as 9th grader.  They plans on taking AP stats at the high school, then continute to take higher math classes at the CC for 11th and 12th grade.  I remember seeing that 1/3 of Princeton students took a similar path.

The upside is hopefully stand out for top colleges.

The downside is taking classes off campus and not in high school enviroment.

Is the net result that a student stands out enough that it worth the detriment?[/quote]

Sound advice is to not plan your child’s education around what colleges might want in the future, or some doubtful statistics. Help your child figure out a coursework that’s rigorous and challenging but not overwhelming, regardless of who goes to Princeton.

If they can keep up with the coursework, getting As in class and 5 on the AP exam, it means the student is in the right class. If they are getting Bs, with 3 and 4 on the exams then it means they were accelerated too fast. Don’t slow down (for example Calculus AB followed by BC), just because you might run out of high school classes.

The downside of taking classes at community college is mostly related to schedule and figuring out logistics. How do they get there, can you drive, does it interfere with the high school schedule etc. I don’t see a big problem with not being in a high school environment, I think on the contrary the less hand holding might be beneficial to develop some independence. Many CC offer only asynchronous classes as another poster mentioned, this could solve many of these problems. In my view CC is better than dragging calculus over two years.[/quote]

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