Understanding the MCA plus Calculator

Dear @Gumbymom,

I saw this is in a previous thread, and it made mt wonder if we received bad advice:

“I am one of those idiots who lost 300 points because I did not include my middle school Algebra and foreign language. As a result, my MCA dropped from 4500 to 4200 . . . do you think I am out of luck”

My son did take Algebra in middle school and he also took Spanish in middle school, but his freshman year, he took Algebra 1 and Spanish 1, (he was advised to do so bc the high school was limited in its offerings) so I am guessing that is why his college counselor said to forego putting down any middle school coursework?

Just want to be sure we arent omitting anything!
Thank you!