If you want to be a stem major 100% analysis HL for year 2!!

My senior is taking both IB analysis 2HL and AP calc BC since he didn’t take Geometry until 9th grade.

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Anonymous wrote:What about all these Juniors who are in Algebra 2? What are they supposed to take?

https://marshallhs.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/RecommendedSequenceofHonorsandIBCourses.pdf

Yeah, this is for IB diploma students. Not everyone is pursuing it.

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Anonymous wrote:DS took IB Math Application HL and was admitted to UVA in STEM. It won’t stop you from being admitted.

From NOVA at a MC / UMC HS, or from ROVA?

From NOVA at a MC/UMC high school. UVA cares about your GPA and it was high

Anonymous wrote:What about all these Juniors who are in Algebra 2? What are they supposed to take?

If you want the full IB math curriculum, you need to finish algebra 2 sophomore year. If you aren’t taking algebra 1 until 9th grade, you need to take geometry over the summer, or accept that you aren’t going to get through the top math (which is fine! There’s still a college for you!)

Anonymous wrote:What about all these Juniors who are in Algebra 2? What are they supposed to take?

https://marshallhs.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/RecommendedSequenceofHonorsandIBCourses.pdf

What about all these Juniors who are in Algebra 2? What are they supposed to take?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if Marshall offers Precalc/Calc or one has to go the IB route?

No AP math at Marshall. https://marshallhs.fcps.edu/student-services/course-information

If you want AP, you have to go the online route.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if Marshall offers Precalc/Calc or one has to go the IB route?

No AP math at Marshall. https://marshallhs.fcps.edu/student-services/course-information

Does anyone know if Marshall offers Precalc/Calc or one has to go the IB route?

Anonymous wrote:OP here: DS is not a top grader so schools like Stanford or MIT are non-starters. More like UPitt or Rutgers kinda guy.

The level of school is less of a determinant of the class you should take than the intended major. If he wants to do engineering, he needs to take analysis. Applications is not going to have the foundational math theory an engineering degree will require.

--math teacher

OP here: DS is not a top grader so schools like Stanford or MIT are non-starters. More like UPitt or Rutgers kinda guy.

One of my students took IB apps HL and got into stanford this year. Another is in IB apps SL and got into northwestern. You can absolutely get into top schools with IB apps--but you need both years, not just one.

Anonymous wrote:DD took Apps and didn't get into a college she applied to due to no precalc. We didn't know so passing it on.

Did they actually explicitly tell you this? How do you know?

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Anonymous wrote:Can a kid do apps one year and analysis another?

What colleges require calc unless applying for Engineering?

No, they are completely separate approaches. Analysis is pure math, theoretical, math, etc. Applications is contextual work problems. You could probably do analysis year one and get through applications year two, since about 70% of the content overlaps, but the way the material is studied is fundamentally different. (at least at my school.)

You can do Apps in 10th and switch to analysis in 11th

Year 1 to year 1, yes. Year 1 apps to year 2 analysis, no (at least, nowhere I’ve taught)

Another math teacher here and same at my school.

Dos anyone have links could share from teachers that put their AA or AI unit lessons online (YouTube)? Don’t have to be current- even just 1 class or even from when COVID years if anything recorded. If able to provide a link, would be really helpful to see how material is presented and classes taught in FCPS schools to better understand these math classes. Thank you if can