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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If AP Calculus AB is a prerequisite for BC, that seems to be unfair for middle school students that have access to accelerated math only through Algebra 1. In high school they could only advance to Calculus AB. [/quote]

This is why colleges don’t put much emphasis on how far you got in math, and not even elite engineering programs expect math beyond Calc AB. If they required BC or beyond, they’d limit their applicant pool to kids whose parents pushed them into the “right” math track at the “right” middle school. Those parents wish the schools would limit their applicant pool in that way, of course. Imagine being able to secure an elite seat for your kid just by bullying a 6th grade math teacher into giving your kid the right placement! But those parents are not in charge of admissions. [/quote]

Maybe they don’t say you need to go past Calculus AB at elite colleges, but in practice the vast majority of students completed
BC. It’s not only about parents pushing, the kid needs to take the class and do well in it, but I agree it’s a factor. Kids that don’t have parents in the know or pushing hard are at a disadvantage.[/quote]

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