^ we didn't have AP stats then - at least not atTJ (which I assume means it wasn't really anywhere in Ffx county... if I remember, it was sort of considered a gut course to take stats)

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Anonymous wrote:I went to TJ 30 years ago and the choice was AB or BC -- not AB and then BC. Has this changed?

Really? What did seniors do after AB junior year?

haha - the vast majority of the "really advanced" TJ students took calc senior year.
But those who were even more ahead took... differential equations, I think?

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Anonymous wrote:I went to TJ 30 years ago and the choice was AB or BC -- not AB and then BC. Has this changed?

Really? What did seniors do after AB junior year?

DP. It would have been extremely rare for a junior to take AB. If you were in calculus as a junior, you were strong enough at math to take BC calculus. If there were a few juniors in AB, I assume they took AP Stat as seniors.

Anonymous wrote:Take AB then BC if she is not strong math student and plans to do STEM in college. Having a strong mastery of calculus will pay dividends in college.

OP's kid is a very strong math student. Let's not set crazy standards here.

Take AB because the kid has some gaps to reinforce. As a PP noted, if AB is easy and the kid has time and interest, the kid can study up a bit to cover BC material on their own. Or can do BC the year after and have time and energy for more demanding classes in other subjects, or ECs.

Anonymous wrote:I went to TJ 30 years ago and the choice was AB or BC -- not AB and then BC. Has this changed?

Really? What did seniors do after AB junior year?

Anonymous wrote:I went to TJ 30 years ago and the choice was AB or BC -- not AB and then BC. Has this changed?

You can do it either way now: precalc to BC in two years, or precalc to AB to BC in three years.

I would do AB then BC. It’s more important in the long run to master the material than to race to the finish line.

My friend's son had almost a 100% (A) in precalc, took BC in 11th and really struggled. My kid will be taking calc AB next year and is doing well in AP Precalc

I personally wouldn’t suggest BC for a student with less than an A average. My student had an A in PreCalc as a sophomore. The students wanted to take 5 APs this year and a 4th year language. I suggested they think long and hard about AB/BC with that load. They decided on AB and are bored but they always had high As in math, even though they don’t love math. Their AB teacher said they could skip BC and do multivariate next year but said she wouldn’t suggest that for most students.

I went to TJ 30 years ago and the choice was AB or BC -- not AB and then BC. Has this changed?

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is taking AP Pre calculus in Sophomore year and is doing fine (grade hovers between B+ and A-). For Junior year she has the option of taking either Calculus AB or BC. Any suggestions on the factors to consider in making the decision of AB or BC?

You probably want a solid A in PreCalc to go to Calculus BC. What does she want to do? What does her teacher say?

Anonymous wrote:Take AB then BC if she is not strong math student and plans to do STEM in college. Having a strong mastery of calculus will pay dividends in college.

For clarification, do you mean take Precalc AB then Calc AB and then Calc BC? or something else?

Take AB then BC if she is not strong math student and plans to do STEM in college. Having a strong mastery of calculus will pay dividends in college.

Depends, what does she want to study in college? I heard that if they are interested in History or Business/Finance, AB is fine.

Our school only allows kids with an A average in precalc and an A on the precalc midterm to take BC Calc.

My daughter is taking AP Pre calculus in Sophomore year and is doing fine (grade hovers between B+ and A-). For Junior year she has the option of taking either Calculus AB or BC. Any suggestions on the factors to consider in making the decision of AB or BC?