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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The standard in private school is Algebra 1 in 8th. A few are accelerated to A1 in 7th, but almost none in 6th. Some public school systems are willing to accelerate much more routinely. I'm not sure what the point is -- anyone who needs post-calculus would benefit from taking a more in depth class in college.[/quote]

The obsession with doing post calculus work in HS is silly—I’d argue that’s true even if your kid will likely be a math major (and you’d have to start thinking about that at a very young age which I also think is silly). You will get more in depth post calculus classes in college. [/quote]

You don't get it. It's for college admissions. [b]The arms race for college admissions has never been more cutthroat. 
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That's an extremely misleading statement.  There are PLENTY of colleges that aren't selective or only mildly selective.  And currently, the college enrollment rate in the US is the lowest it's been in 20 years.  [/quote]

DP. Both can be true at once. For the top 30-ish schools it's never been more cutthroat. Everyone else is getting easier.[/quote]

But do you think that having your kids 2+ years advanced in math is the key to get into a top school? My oldest got into a couple Ivies while taking AB calculus senior year of high school[/quote]

Highly unlikely  to get into top school for STEM major  with only calc AB anymore[/quote]

Um, not everyone is going into STEM majors.  You realize AI is going to do everything now anyway, right?
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Well obviously not everyone wants to be a stem major.  But typically the kids that are several yrs accelerated in math are going to be the ones wanting to go into stem.  So if your kid is “behind” in math, as in only gets up to calc AB senior yr, they likely won’t get admitted into a top school for stem.  If your kid plans to major in art history, maybe it doesn’t matter. [/quote]

PP you quoted.  My oldest did Calc AB in senior year and matriculated to a T20 majoring in Applied Math. So your statement is inaccurate.
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