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[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]

Given the bull market the last 20 years everyone's 529s were fully funded for college by the time a kid was 12 yo. So no, that's not it. It's proving you can learn calculus and test well on it. Personally I'd want it done junior year and do more electives senior year. Plus don't kids want all the weighted 5.0 or 4.75 A-s they can get before Fall semester senior year clocks in for rank? [/quote]

I would say those considerations go to “what works for you.” What I object to is the hysterical insistence that it’s the literal end of the world if your child does not take calc by junior year. It’s not. [/quote]

No one has said that here except you. You seem fixated.

40% of high school grads in high SES areas take AP Calculus during or before 11th grade. 75% take it during or before 12th grade.

Do whatever you want with those facts. 
Heck even call your HS guidance counselor and confirm it, and the AB / BC breakdowns if you really want some firepower. [/quote]

I'm looking at what I believe to be the most recent national data set that includes the percent of students taking calculus. It doesn't show that. Where are you getting your data?[/quote]

Lol.

National level!?! That’s in the toilet.

You should hear what international families here say about public school national averages and levels of math and literacy. It corresponds to a 5th grade skill set for 12th graders. [/quote]

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