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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand what the OP is saying. My oldest is smart in math but I did not push him. He scored advanced on every elementary and middle school standardized test and got As in math. I assumed the school was placing him correctly. It wasn’t until the spring of 8th grade with HS course placement that I realized my mistake – since he did not take Algebra I in MS, it limited his options. 
Now – this did not hurt his college applications because he wasn’t applying to T20 schools. His major is Computer Science at a well-known state flagship. He is taking Calc 1 this semester.
My youngest, we talked to the school to place him appropriately so he would complete Alg I in 8th grade. He’s in 10th now, in Alg II[/quote]

I was so clueless about this I tried to get my DS out of the advanced math track at the start of 9th grade.
He didn’t agree so he stayed in and got A’s and 5’s in Calc AB and BC.
I definitely think it mattered to his college outcome. A lot of parents at our private school were definitely surprised to find out how much it mattered for admissions for their kids who were interested not just in Engineering but Econ as well as it being nearly required for all of the private T20’s regardless of major [/quote]

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