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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were the issues at McLean High AP Pre-Cal with the course that prepares you for AB or BC? I heard Pre-Cal 3 (prep for AB) was well-organized and taught so I'm thinking the issue might have been Pre-Cal 4 now called Precal bc.[/quote]The major issue (at McLean , not sure about other HS) is that the official transcript does not distinguish the two “classes”( at least not yet). The transcripts indicate your child took AP Pre Calc( no distinguishing between Ap Pre Calc 3 or Ap PreCalc 4). Ap Pre Calc 4 “allows” you to take AP Calc BC next year-that is the only “plus”. No distinguishing of rigor on transcript for the two separate AP Pre Calc classes.  AP Pre Calc 4 did  at least 4 -5 more sub topics including a lot of Trig. There were no curves in AP Pre Calc 4 there were curves in AP Pre Calc 3 especially on the practice AP test which counted as a “final” for AP Pre Calc 3. It was a major test grade for AP Pre Calc 4(no curve). After the AP test, AP pre Calc 4 had an additional topics and a final during finals week. AP Pre Calc 3 did not.  Again nothing on the transcript(thus far) distinguishes the 2 classes. If nothing changes I would recommend not taking the AP Pre Calc 4 at McLean unless your child is definitely going into stem and needs to take Calc BC. Both classes were difficult according to kids in each of the classes. It was rolled out poorly by the school after courses for the year were already chosen. Kids taking the former HN pre Calc/Trig(eliminated) and maybe even regular Pre Calc, were forced to take AP pre Calc. Then sometime in the summer they split kids into the two separate AP Pre Calc classes( 3,4) with teacher recommendation. Very little information was given at the start of school.[/quote]

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