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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is tough in the DMV where so many kids are done with AP Calculus in 11th grade. My kid is on the lowest Math track in a Science and math magnet and won’t finish Calculus until 12th grade   So his college application won’t have an AP calculus exam result (most kids in his program  self study for AP calc BC in 11th grade). There is little we can do about this. My hope is that getting As in all math classes and hopefully scoring low to mid 700s in SAT math and mid to high 700s in SAT reading will compensate for not being on the highest/most rigorous math track offered in his program . It might shut him out of some of his college picks but in the long run I hope he will benefit from learning Math at a slower pace and under less pressure. It should not be a race especially for such a foundational subject [/quote]

This is the most well rounded and reasonable response in here. Most of you sound like you’re burning your child out and sending them straight to a freshman year anxiety attack. PP it sounds like you are raising a well balanced kid. Kudos!

I think it’s unfair to put so much pressure on a child. If it’s self imposed pressure, it’s unfair to validate how they feel. Your child will be just fine in their top 10 college or a top 200 college. [/quote]
Thanks. Must admit I didn’t realize until this thread that this might shut him out of the top 20 schools he is interested in and I am sad about that but I think/hope we would have the same attitude regardless.   He actually enjoys his math class and doesn’t find it stressful and I think that is more conducive to learning a subject like math[/quote]

[b]Nearly everyone is shut out of the top 20 schools--it's a crapshoot regardless of top SAT scores, GPA and rigorous HS curriculum.  There are just too many strong students for too few slots[/b].  Better to go in with an attitude of finding the right fit in a strong school.  Doesn't mean he shouldn't apply to these top 20, just be aware that even if he took Calculus in 11th and got As, he'd be in nearly the same boat.  Maybe a 1-2% edge at best.  His awareness of this slight mark against his competitiveness may make him really find a school he loves that is slightly lower ranked.  I've seen a bunch of top notch kids throw everything into their picks among the top 20, not get in any, and end up with a safety that is likely lower than if they spent time discerning --and attending to the applications of-- schools that are highly ranked but not in the "top 30."[/quote]

+1000. [/quote]
Thanks again.  I agree with what you say.  He is not overly consumed with rankings and the schools he is interested include universities in the top 20 as well as universities all the way through the low 60s.  Similarly for the LACs he has schools he likes in the top ten and schools he likes in the 20s.  We are definitely prioritizing fit but want him to be in the happy position of accepting a spot he wants instead of taking the spot he is offered.  
We have told him that the top 20 is a crap shoot and he should not take either an acceptance or a rejection too personally.[/quote]

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