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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Look, families on here are not shooting for UDC like some kids in DC. They are educated and shooting for competitive colleges.  So no it is not fine to compare to those kids.

You should be shooting for and taking rigorous and advanced courses because your kid hs the aptitude for it and because yes your kid will be competing against the kids in the burbs for the top 20 or 50 schools or whatever.[/quote]
But my kid is already in at a top 20 school despite not taking calculus until senior year. [/quote]

Then your kid must have had other impressive things to recommend them admission because it wasn’t the math that got them in.

Also is your kid a STEM major?[/quote]

DP. OP didn't ask about stem majors. They asked when a student should aim to take calculus. People are very reasonably noting that 11th or 12th grade works, depending on the kid.

The idea that kids taking calc in 12th can't possibly be serious students with strong college prospects is detached from reality. [/quote]

No one said above about serious kids but seeing [b]Cal taken in 12th is not impressive at all when looking at courses when applying for top schools.  That is what people are saying.  It’s the floor and basic.[/b]

No OP did not ask about STEM majors but it is important to note that most STEM majors at top 20 schools have taken Cal earlier than 12th. [/quote]

And they are wrong. For many kids—especially non-STEM kids, who do exist!—it’s the right level and will be more than sufficient to get into top schools.

And even for STEM kids! I know of a current Ivy student from DCPS majoring in math who took BC in 12th. [/quote]

And AB in 11th![/quote]

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