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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A thread on another board brought me here to ask: Do college admissions look down on kids, who apply for CS or engineering, that took AP Calc AB and then AP Calc BC?

I understand that those who skip AB and jump right to BC will be looked upon more favorably. But my question is, is it bad or a red flag for a student who wants to major in CS or engineering to do AB junior year and BC senior year? I'm not asking from an MIT or Ivy perspective, but what about good school like UVA? VA Tech? What about schools good schools not as highly ranked as those, like JMU, VCU, or GMU?[/quote]

You’d have to talk to your counselor to see if they check the most rigorous coursework box if you follow this sequence. If the school requires AB before BC you’re fine. Sometimes they might only give it to students that max out the math sequence, ie Calculus BC and AP Statistics. Also, check what most students do at your high school, if the majority go straight to BC, then doing AB+BC will be a disadvantage.

+1 that they should not be taken in sequence, but a good number of schools do it, I’ve seen worse things schools do. It’s not necessarily bad on its own, but there’s an opportunity cost associated with it. For example, if you want to take AP Stat, you’d have to burn an elective slot that could be used for something else. It’s not a huge thing, but for competitive colleges it might matter.
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