<p>My friend and I are both currently in AP Stats next year (our senior year). She wants to take AP Calc because she wants to be competitive for Cal, UCSD, etc. and her pre-cal teacher told her Uc's look down on AP Stats after pre-cal as taking the easy way out. While our advisor (an idiot, mind you) told her it didn't matter either way.
Do you have any advice, specifically regarding Berkeley admissions preferences?</p>
<p>Take both if possible.</p>
<p>But yeah, if you can only take one look at it this way. According to the college board Calc AB is a full year of college level work. Also according to the college board AP Stat is 1/2 a full years college level work. If your school is like mine and stat is taught over a full year i think its pretty clear that its not really on the same level as other APs. </p>
<p>I mean if your friend is doing bad in math maybe stat is right for her. Grades dominate everything...you wouldnt want to get a bad grade in calc. In terms of the more diff class...calc</p>
<p>Actually, Calculus AB is only 1/2 years of college work. Calculus BC is the full year.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about the UCs specifically, but I know that AP Calculus in general is looked upon more favorably than AP Statistics. Of course, colleges would prefer an A in AP Statistics than a C in AP Calculus.</p>
<p>are you sure? I'm almost positive that AB is more of a years work than stat, and i know that stat is half a year.</p>
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are you sure? I'm almost positive that AB is more of a years work than stat, and i know that stat is half a year.
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Many schools teach stats in a semester, and it is only worth 1/2 year in college.
AP Cal AB is equal to Cal I which is also only 1/2 year in college, even though AP Cal AB is mostly taught as year long. </p>
<p>As a side note, some places are really cool and offer a calculus BC course that covers AP Cal AB and BC. </p>
<p>AP Cal BC= Cal II in college.</p>
<p>AP Calc though is typically considered more rigorous than stats because stats only requires Algebra II... unless you go somewhere like NCSSM where they do AP Stats with calculus.</p>