<p>Do colleges care if you only take calc BC, or do they like to see both AB and BC? Also, do the two classes overlap in the B part? I was told by a friend that B is taught completely in both classes. I was thinking about taking calclulus A over the summer and taking BC at school my junior year. Is that a bad idea?</p>
<p>Quite frankly, colleges don't even care if you take AP Calc or not, let alone AB and BC. I don't think anyone really even does that...people generally take one or the other, not both. I wouldn't suggest taking both because that just seems awkward. Just take BC and do well.</p>
<p>most schools only hav BC, so just do BC and use ur time for AB on something else...</p>
<p>I took Calc AB...we were supposed to have BC but there weren't enough interested students. I wouldn't have done well anyway, I find a lot of math info pretty dull.</p>
<p>At my school, we take Calc I+II (AB) in 11th and Calc III (BC and a dash of multivariable) in 12th. If you're in the highet program that is.</p>
<p>That's surprising...most schools around here have only calc ab. My school has calc bc (both as a course that includes ab topics and as a second year after ab). I took calc bc (w/ ab topics) as a junior and it was incredibly hard and will be my only B in high school. But it was definately worth it. Next year, I will take multivariable calc and linear algebra at a local college. I have been told that calc bc will look really good to colleges (since it is a year college course taught in a year of high school, they know it is really challenging). If you like math or are looking for a challenge, do bc.</p>