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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Intended engineering major.

AP calc BC in 11th. All As. Assume 5 on AP test.

What to take in 12th?
MV calc?  Offered at the HS, but Would have to repeat in college so I’m wondering why take in HS. Kid is strong in math, learns it quickly, doesn’t need to see it twice to learn it deeply. But is this needed in 12th to be considered highest rigor?

Or AP Stats?  Seems more practical subject matter, important for everyone. Not sure if this would allow to skip stats in college… haven’t looked into whether engineering generally accepts this as credit or not. But also, would this be considered less math rigor than taking MV in 12th?

Kid at strong HS where many kids will be taking MV in 12th.

[/quote] why do you assume he would need to retake multi, linear, or diff eq? Many schools offer challenge exams / departmental exams for credit[/quote]

As mentioned earlier, high school calculus and the cal sequences at many universities (1-3) are not very rigorous.  If attending a school with more demanding requirements, you won't get credit for certain classes, and you just won't have been prepared to test out of them if even that was a possibility.[/quote]

Many universities do NOt offer tests to place out of mvc.  And there is no AP test for it.  
So yes they want you to take it at the university.  Also many top schools limit how many AP credits you can have.  My kid can only use placement/AP to test out of 4 courses.  You can take more advanced but you still have to take some course--you cannot graduate more than 1 semester early (unless it's from taking the classes in the summer at that university) [/quote]

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