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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any Ivy plus candidate should be in Calc BC by 10th grade.  That isn't up for debate.  As for classes like English Comp, etc. where one could take classes at the local college, many colleges have age requirements based on the content that will be taught.  Much different to accelerate in that respect.  However, taking Intro Macro and Micro classes as an 8th grader at the local college will be allowed.[/quote]

Not entirely true.  Many schools make kids take AB before BC.  I think if you are in precal in 9th, calc AB in 10th then BC in 11th, that is equally strong as if you did precal in 9th than BC in 10th. Colleges know not all students are allowed to go straight to BC. As long as you’ve had at least one year of calc III/multivariable calc by 12th you strong candidate at any top school for stem.[/quote]

Wrong.
As long as you have Calc AB  by 12th, you are strong candidate at any top school for STEM. They care about interst and aptitude, not how fast you rushed. [/quote]

If you are taking Calc AB in 12th grade you are not going to get into a top engineering school.
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Mine got into Cornell for engineering. Fact.[/quote]

OP here. May I offer a middle ground? I think the key is what is offered. If your school doesn't even offer BC, then you aren't going to penalized for not taking it.

One of the things that was rumbling around in my brain, as I have an 11th grader, is that "most rigorous" course designation that seems to be so key for top college admission. If your school has BC, that is most rigorous and only kids with a real apptitude for math should get there. I know its about the top 25% of kids in her school.

But 100% of the kids in her school get both English AP's. There is only one AP offered in each language, so that's not too hard to reach. The bar for science is only a single AP in each main topic....basically a bright humanities kid, like my daughter, can hit "most rigorous" in eveyrthing but math without missing a beat. But math is the one subject you need to be "extra" accelerated for to reach the top levels.[/quote]
His school offered BC. He’s still a Cornell student. These “rules” don’t actually exist.[/quote]

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