If you don't get Alg 1 in 6th, you're behind.

Or so DCUM assures me.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time believing this is a real post from a high school kid. A freshman taking pre-calc in 9th grade is obviously on an advanced and super competitive math pathway.

It seems more like a question a mom would post.

Nah I’m a child but I was asking this cause I think this is average if not below average at poolesville

After your research/engineering statistics class you'll understand stand why asking anonymous online people is a bad way to measure yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time believing this is a real post from a high school kid. A freshman taking pre-calc in 9th grade is obviously on an advanced and super competitive math pathway.

It seems more like a question a mom would post.

Nah I’m a child but I was asking this cause I think this is average if not below average at poolesville

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time believing this is a real post from a high school kid. A freshman taking pre-calc in 9th grade is obviously on an advanced and super competitive math pathway.

It seems more like a question a mom would post.

Anonymous wrote:It's not the Precal you think.

Magnet Precal covers Alg. 2 and Precal together in 2 years. So at Poolesville they take Magnet Precal A, B, C and D over two years instead of Alg. 2 over one year and Precal over one year.

This is Poolesville only. At Blair magnet precalc is three semesters not two years.

If students in 8th grade math in 8th grade then have to do Algebra I, Geometry, and then Algebra II before starting Precalculus, I think starting Precalculus in 9th grade and having three more years for higher math is a pretty big deal.

My freshman, not in Magnet, is doing pre-cal. No big deal.

It's very advanced, OP, but if you're targeting very selective colleges, you'll have stiff competition regardless. Competition that's not just academic (a very high GPA is a must, as well as a near-perfect standardized test score), but for extra-curriculars as well.

If you're worried about college admissions, just know that being a great student will help you not only get into very selective schools, but also state or less-selective schools *with merit*. Which is crucial, given how exorbitant a college education is these days... so think of your academic success as a way to keep costs down

My rising 9th grader will take Honors Precalc at her high school, having taken Honors Alg in 8th grade. Since she's not in a magnet, she plans on doing Honors Precalc, Ap Calc BC, Calc with differential equations, then something else, maybe at UMD (like Calc 3).

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Anonymous wrote:It's not the Precal you think.

Magnet Precal covers Alg. 2 and Precal together in 2 years. So at Poolesville they take Magnet Precal A, B, C and D over two years instead of Alg. 2 over one year and Precal over one year.

What do the students who have completed Alg II in 8th grade take?

Some do Functions but many also do Precal. It's not really repetitive because they go into much more depth and cover a lot more things. It'll just be easier for them to keep up.

Anonymous wrote:It's not the Precal you think.

Magnet Precal covers Alg. 2 and Precal together in 2 years. So at Poolesville they take Magnet Precal A, B, C and D over two years instead of Alg. 2 over one year and Precal over one year.

What do the students who have completed Alg II in 8th grade take?

It's also important not to rush through fundamentals. It's not a race. Being in Precalc at 14 is plenty advanced; you have the luxury of time. Also, functions have 2X the homework of magnet precalc, which is a high price for simply getting a semester ahead. Being a magnet student entails roughly 2-3 hours of homework a night on average. Functions will add at least another 1 or more likely 2 hours to that. Sure there are some who thrive on that but I'd rather ensure my kids get involved in fun ECs or get a decent night's sleep than get another semester ahead in math.

It's not the Precal you think.

Magnet Precal covers Alg. 2 and Precal together in 2 years. So at Poolesville they take Magnet Precal A, B, C and D over two years instead of Alg. 2 over one year and Precal over one year.

I have a hard time believing this is a real post from a high school kid. A freshman taking pre-calc in 9th grade is obviously on an advanced and super competitive math pathway.

At Poolesville, if you are a SMCS student, you start in magnet pre-cal and then a test is given. If you score high enough on the test, you are given the option to move up to Functions or stay in magnet pre-cal. Some who test into Functions choose to stay in pre-cal. Magnet pre-cal is already an advanced course (covering Algebra 2 and pre-cal in one year), but Functions includes additional topics and goes even faster. You do not need to be a SMCS student to be in Functions. My child in Functions has at least one non-SMCS student in their class.

Im gonna be a freshman in hs next year and my math class is gonna be magnet precalc in poolesville hs , I feel like this is decent but I wanna know what you guys think .